Full Text of SB1369 095th General Assembly
SB1369eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning prison litigation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Prison | 5 |
| Litigation Reform Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that, while | 7 |
| there are legitimate grievances that are made the subject of | 8 |
| civil actions filed in State courts by inmates with respect to | 9 |
| the conditions of their confinement or the effects of actions | 10 |
| by government officials on their lives, many such civil actions | 11 |
| are frivolous in nature and serve only to place an additional | 12 |
| burden on the already crowded dockets of the courts of the | 13 |
| State of Illinois. This has become more troublesome with the | 14 |
| passage of the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act, which has | 15 |
| served to reduce the filings of inmate suits in federal courts | 16 |
| but to increase such filings in State courts. The General | 17 |
| Assembly further finds, therefore, that it will advance the | 18 |
| general welfare of the citizens of the State of Illinois for | 19 |
| there to be enacted a Prison Litigation Reform Act, applicable | 20 |
| to civil actions and inmate suits filed in the courts of this | 21 |
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| Section 10. Definitions. In this Act, the enumerated terms |
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| (1) "Civil action with respect to prison conditions" or | 3 |
| "inmate suit" means any civil proceeding with respect to the | 4 |
| conditions of confinement or the effects of actions by | 5 |
| government officials on the lives of persons confined in | 6 |
| prison, including mandamus actions and actions relating to the | 7 |
| revocation of good conduct credit but not including post | 8 |
| conviction relief or habeas corpus proceedings, challenging | 9 |
| the fact or duration of confinement in prison.
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| (2) "Consent decree" means any relief entered by the court | 11 |
| that is based in whole or in part upon the consent or | 12 |
| acquiescence of the parties, not including private | 13 |
| settlements.
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| (3) "Correctional facility" means any State or local jail, | 15 |
| prison, or other correctional center that incarcerates or | 16 |
| detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of, sentenced | 17 |
| for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law.
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| (4) "Expert" means any person appointed by a court to | 19 |
| exercise the powers of an expert, regardless of the title or | 20 |
| description given by the court.
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| (5) "Fails to state a cause of action based upon which | 22 |
| relief can be granted" means the complaint does not allege a | 23 |
| set of facts in support of a claim which would entitle the | 24 |
| plaintiff to relief on the claim. | 25 |
| (6) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion or other | 26 |
| filing which purports to be a legal document filed by an inmate |
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| in his or her suit meets any one or more of the following | 2 |
| criteria: (a) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in | 3 |
| fact; (b) it is being presented for any improper purpose, such | 4 |
| as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase | 5 |
| in the cost of litigation; (c) the claims, defenses, or other | 6 |
| legal contentions made therein are not warranted by existing | 7 |
| law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, | 8 |
| modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment | 9 |
| of new law; (d) the allegations and other factual contentions | 10 |
| do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so | 11 |
| identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support after a | 12 |
| reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; | 13 |
| or (e) the denials of factual contentions are not warranted on | 14 |
| the evidence or, if specifically so identified, are not | 15 |
| reasonably based on a lack of information or belief. | 16 |
| (7) "Inmate" means any person subject to incarceration, | 17 |
| detention, or admission to any correctional facility who is | 18 |
| accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated | 19 |
| delinquent for a violation of criminal law or the terms or | 20 |
| conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a | 21 |
| diversionary program. Status as an "inmate" is determined as of | 22 |
| the time the cause of action arises. Subsequent events, | 23 |
| including post-trial judicial action or release from custody, | 24 |
| shall not affect such status. | 25 |
| (8) "Inmate release order" means any order, including a | 26 |
| temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, that |
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| has the purpose or effect of reducing or limiting the inmate | 2 |
| population, or that directs the release of inmates from or | 3 |
| prohibits the admission of inmates to a correctional facility. | 4 |
| (9) "Private settlement agreement" means an agreement | 5 |
| entered into among the parties that is not subject to judicial | 6 |
| enforcement, other than the reinstatement of the civil | 7 |
| proceeding settled by the agreement.
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| (10) "Prospective relief" means all relief other than | 9 |
| compensatory monetary damages.
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| (11) "Relief" means all relief in any form that may be | 11 |
| granted or approved by the court, and includes consent decrees | 12 |
| but does not include private settlement agreements.
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| Section 15. Suits by inmates. | 14 |
| (a) For purposes of this Section, the enumerated terms | 15 |
| shall have the following meanings: | 16 |
| (1) "Administrative remedies" means written policies | 17 |
| adopted by governmental entities responsible for the | 18 |
| operation of correctional facilities which establish an | 19 |
| internal procedure for receiving, addressing, and | 20 |
| resolving claims by inmates with respect to the conditions | 21 |
| of confinement or the effects of actions by government | 22 |
| officials on the lives of persons confined in a | 23 |
| correctional facility. | 24 |
| (2) "Available" means all administrative remedies | 25 |
| adopted by governmental entities, which address claims of |
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| the kind asserted by the inmate, even if the administrative | 2 |
| remedies do not allow the prisoner the particular kind of | 3 |
| relief sought. | 4 |
| (b) No inmate suit shall assert a cause of action under | 5 |
| State law until all available administrative remedies are | 6 |
| exhausted. Exhaustion of all available administrative remedies | 7 |
| shall be an element of the plaintiff's case in each inmate | 8 |
| suit, to be pled and proved specifically by the plaintiff. If | 9 |
| an inmate suit is filed in contravention of this paragraph, the | 10 |
| court shall dismiss the suit without prejudice. | 11 |
| (c) The court shall take judicial notice of administrative | 12 |
| remedies adopted by a governmental entity that have been filed | 13 |
| with the clerk of the court in the county where the | 14 |
| governmental entity is domiciled. | 15 |
| (d) The court, on its own motion or on the motion of a | 16 |
| party, shall dismiss any inmate suit if the court is satisfied | 17 |
| that the action is frivolous, is malicious, seeks monetary | 18 |
| relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, or | 19 |
| fails to state a cause of action based upon which relief can be | 20 |
| granted. If the court makes a determination to dismiss a suit | 21 |
| based on the content, or lack thereof, of the complaint, the | 22 |
| court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring | 23 |
| the exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court, on its | 24 |
| own motion, may raise an exception of improper venue and | 25 |
| transfer the suit to a court of proper venue or dismiss the | 26 |
| suit. |
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| (e) No inmate suit may assert a claim under State law for | 2 |
| mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without | 3 |
| alleging and showing a physical injury.
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| (f) The exclusive venue for civil actions with respect to | 5 |
| prison conditions shall be the county in which the correctional | 6 |
| facility is situated where the inmate was assigned when the | 7 |
| cause of action arose. Upon consent of all parties, the court | 8 |
| may transfer the suit to a county in which venue otherwise | 9 |
| would be proper.
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| (g) The actions of more than one inmate may not be joined | 11 |
| and an inmate suit filed or prosecuted pro se may not assert a | 12 |
| class action. If a suit names more than one plaintiff or | 13 |
| asserts a pro se class action, the claims of all plaintiffs, | 14 |
| other than the first named plaintiff, shall be dismissed | 15 |
| without prejudice.
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| Section 20. Judicial screening and service of process. | 17 |
| (a) Before service on the defendants, the court shall | 18 |
| review the complaint in any civil action in which an inmate | 19 |
| seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee | 20 |
| of a governmental entity. On such review, the court shall | 21 |
| identify cognizable claims and shall dismiss the complaint, or | 22 |
| any portion of the complaint, if it is frivolous, is malicious, | 23 |
| seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such | 24 |
| relief, or fails to state a cause of action upon which relief | 25 |
| can be granted.
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| (b) A court shall not authorize or permit service of | 2 |
| process in an inmate suit until there has been compliance with | 3 |
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| (1) The screening required in subsection (a) of this | 5 |
| Section has been completed; and
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| (2) The fees have been paid or the provisions of the in | 7 |
| forma pauperis Section, below, have been satisfied, if the | 8 |
| plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis. | 9 |
| (c) The clerk shall not issue summons in an inmate suit | 10 |
| until specifically authorized to do so by the court, as | 11 |
| provided in subsection (b) of this Section, and then summons | 12 |
| shall be served only upon those defendants specifically ordered | 13 |
| by the court to be served.
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| Section 25. Attorney's fees. | 15 |
| (a) In any inmate suit in which attorney's fees are | 16 |
| authorized, such fees shall be awarded only to the extent they | 17 |
| were directly and reasonably incurred in proving an actual | 18 |
| violation of the plaintiff's rights protected by a statute | 19 |
| pursuant to which fees may be awarded, and the amount of the | 20 |
| fee is proportionately related to the court-ordered relief for | 21 |
| the violation or the fee was directly and reasonably incurred | 22 |
| in enforcing the relief ordered for the violation. | 23 |
| (b) Whenever a monetary judgment is awarded in an action | 24 |
| described in subsection (a), a portion of the judgment, not to | 25 |
| exceed 25%, shall be applied to satisfy the amount of |
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| attorney's fees awarded against the defendant. If the award of | 2 |
| attorney's fees is not more than 150% of the judgment, the | 3 |
| excess shall be paid by the defendant. No award of attorney's | 4 |
| fees in an action shall be based on an hourly rate greater than | 5 |
| the hourly rate established for payment of court-appointed | 6 |
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| (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an inmate from | 8 |
| entering into an agreement to pay an attorney's fee in an | 9 |
| amount greater than the amount authorized hereunder, if the fee | 10 |
| is paid by the individual rather than by the defendant.
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| Section 30. Proceedings in forma pauperis. | 12 |
| (a) (1) An inmate who seeks to bring a civil action or file | 13 |
| an appeal or writ application in a civil action without | 14 |
| prepayment of fees or security must comply with all | 15 |
| requirements for proceeding in forma pauperis and shall submit | 16 |
| a certified copy of his or her trust fund account statement or | 17 |
| institutional equivalent for the 6-month period immediately | 18 |
| preceding the filing of the action, notice of appeal, or writ | 19 |
| application, obtained from the appropriate official of each | 20 |
| correctional facility at which the inmate is or was confined.
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| (2) If an inmate brings a civil action or files an appeal | 22 |
| or writ application in forma pauperis as authorized by | 23 |
| paragraph (a)(1), the inmate still shall be required to pay the | 24 |
| full amount of the fee. The court shall assess and, when funds | 25 |
| exist, collect, as a partial payment of the fees required by |
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| law, an initial partial filing fee of 20% of the greater of the | 2 |
| average monthly deposits to the inmate's account, or the | 3 |
| average monthly balance in the inmate's account for the 6-month | 4 |
| period immediately preceding the filing of the action, notice | 5 |
| of appeal, or writ application. | 6 |
| (3) If an inmate brings a civil action, files an appeal, or | 7 |
| files a writ application in which the inmate is not allowed to | 8 |
| proceed as a pauper, the inmate must pay the required costs in | 9 |
| advance. If the inmate does not pay the costs in advance, the | 10 |
| civil action, appeal, or writ application shall be dismissed | 11 |
| without prejudice. | 12 |
| (b)(1) After payment of the initial partial filing fee, as | 13 |
| required by paragraph (a)(2) of this Section, the inmate shall | 14 |
| be required to make monthly payments of 20% of the preceding | 15 |
| month's income credited to the inmate's account. The agency | 16 |
| having custody of the inmate shall forward payments from the | 17 |
| inmate's account to the clerk of the court each time the amount | 18 |
| in the account exceeds $10 until the filing fees are paid in | 19 |
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| (2)(A) The order granting an inmate's request to proceed in | 21 |
| forma pauperis automatically stays all proceedings, including | 22 |
| any service of process, until all costs or fees due to the | 23 |
| clerk from the inmate in the matter are paid. During the | 24 |
| pendency of the stay, the inmate may not take any action to | 25 |
| prosecute the suit, including but not limited to filing any | 26 |
| pleadings, discovery, or motions, other than a motion for |
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| voluntary dismissal or a motion to lift the stay because all | 2 |
| costs have been paid. | 3 |
| (B) If, at any time during the pendency of the action, | 4 |
| additional costs or fees due to the clerk accrue and are unpaid | 5 |
| by the inmate, then upon order of the court, on its own motion | 6 |
| or on motion of the clerk or any party, the action may be | 7 |
| stayed under the terms set out in paragraph (2)(A) until all | 8 |
| such additional costs are paid. | 9 |
| (C) The automatic stay shall not apply when the court makes | 10 |
| a written finding that:
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| judicial review;
(ii) the suit is a post-conviction relief or | 12 |
| habeas corpus proceeding challenging the fact or duration of | 13 |
| confinement in a correctional facility; or
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| in imminent danger of serious physical injury, the suit solely | 15 |
| seeks injunctive relief to avoid the danger, and relief is | 16 |
| available in the suit which will avert the danger. | 17 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, | 18 |
| that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at | 19 |
| any time if the court determines that the allegation of poverty | 20 |
| was untrue, or the action or appeal is frivolous, is malicious, | 21 |
| seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from | 22 |
| such relief, or fails to state a cause of action based upon | 23 |
| which relief can be granted. | 24 |
| (E) If a judgment against an inmate includes the payment of | 25 |
| costs, the inmate shall be required to pay the full amount of | 26 |
| the costs ordered, in the same manner as is provided for filing |
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| fees.
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| (F) In actions to which this Act applies, the provisions of | 3 |
| this Section, to the extent of any conflict with those of the | 4 |
| Code of Civil Procedure, shall apply to and govern the payment | 5 |
| of filing fees and costs. | 6 |
| (G) If an inmate has at least 3 dismissals as described in | 7 |
| the Section on successive claims, below, but the inmate does | 8 |
| not yet have 3 dismissals that are final under that Section, | 9 |
| and, further, if the inmate is disqualified from proceeding as | 10 |
| a pauper either in federal court by operation of 28 U.S.C. | 11 |
| 1915(g) or in the courts of another state by operation of a | 12 |
| similar law of that state, then the court on its own motion | 13 |
| may, or on motion of a party shall, stay all proceedings in any | 14 |
| other prisoner suit or appeal in which the inmate is proceeding | 15 |
| as a pauper until such time as the dismissals become final. | 16 |
| This subsection (G) shall not apply if the court finds that the | 17 |
| inmate is in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
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| Section 35. Successive claims. In no event shall an inmate | 19 |
| bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or | 20 |
| proceeding in forma pauperis if the inmate has, on 3 or more | 21 |
| prior occasions while incarcerated or detained in any facility, | 22 |
| brought an action or appeal in a State court that was dismissed | 23 |
| on the grounds that it was frivolous or malicious, unless the | 24 |
| inmate is in imminent danger of serious physical injury. |
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| Section 40. Appropriate remedies with respect to | 2 |
| correctional facilities conditions. | 3 |
| (a) Prospective relief in any civil action with respect to | 4 |
| prison conditions shall extend no further than necessary to | 5 |
| correct the violation of the State right of a particular | 6 |
| plaintiff. The court shall not grant or approve any prospective | 7 |
| relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly | 8 |
| drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the | 9 |
| violation of the State right, and is the least intrusive means | 10 |
| necessary to correct the violation of the State right. The | 11 |
| court shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on | 12 |
| public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system | 13 |
| caused by the relief. The court shall not order any prospective | 14 |
| relief that requires or permits a government official to exceed | 15 |
| his or her authority under State or local law, or otherwise | 16 |
| violates State or local law, unless State law permits such | 17 |
| relief to be ordered, the relief is necessary to correct the | 18 |
| violation of a State right, and no other relief will correct | 19 |
| the violation of the State right. Nothing in this Section shall | 20 |
| be construed to authorize the courts, in exercising their | 21 |
| remedial powers, to order the construction of prisons or the | 22 |
| raising of taxes, or to repeal or detract from otherwise | 23 |
| applicable limitations on the remedial powers of the courts. | 24 |
| (b) In any civil action with respect to conditions in a | 25 |
| correctional facility, and to the extent otherwise authorized | 26 |
| by law, the court may enter a temporary restraining order or a |
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| preliminary injunction. Preliminary injunctive relief must be | 2 |
| narrowly drawn, extend no further than necessary to correct the | 3 |
| harm the court finds requires such relief, and be the least | 4 |
| intrusive means necessary to correct that harm. The court shall | 5 |
| give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety | 6 |
| or the operation of a criminal justice system caused by the | 7 |
| preliminary relief. Preliminary injunctive relief shall expire | 8 |
| automatically, 90 days after its entry, unless the court makes | 9 |
| the findings required under subsection (a) for the entry of | 10 |
| prospective relief and makes the order final before the | 11 |
| expiration of the 90-day period.
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| (c) In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, | 13 |
| no prisoner release order shall be entered unless a court | 14 |
| previously has entered an order for less intrusive relief that | 15 |
| has failed to remedy the violation of the State right sought to | 16 |
| be remedied through the prisoner release order and the | 17 |
| defendant has had a reasonable amount of time to comply with | 18 |
| the previous court order.
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| (d) Any State or local official or unit of government whose | 20 |
| jurisdiction or function includes the appropriation of funds | 21 |
| for the construction, operation, or maintenance of | 22 |
| correctional facilities, or the prosecution or custody of | 23 |
| persons who may be released from, or not admitted to, a | 24 |
| correctional facility as a result of an inmate release order | 25 |
| shall have standing to oppose the imposition or continuation in | 26 |
| effect of such relief and to seek termination of such relief, |
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| and shall have the right to intervene in any proceeding | 2 |
| relating to such relief.
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| (e)(1) In any civil action with respect to conditions in a | 4 |
| correctional facility, in which prospective relief is ordered, | 5 |
| such relief shall be terminable upon the motion of any party or | 6 |
| intervener no sooner than 2 years after the date the court | 7 |
| granted or approved the prospective relief, or one year after | 8 |
| the date the court has entered an order denying termination of | 9 |
| prospective relief under this Section, or, in the case of an | 10 |
| order issued on or before the effective date of this Act, 2 | 11 |
| years after such effective date.
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| (2) In any civil action with respect to conditions in a | 13 |
| correctional facility, a defendant or intervener shall be | 14 |
| entitled to the immediate termination of any prospective relief | 15 |
| if the relief was approved or granted in the absence of a | 16 |
| finding by the court that the relief was narrowly drawn, | 17 |
| extended no further than was necessary to correct the violation | 18 |
| of the State right, and was the least intrusive means necessary | 19 |
| to correct the violation of the State right. | 20 |
| (3) Prospective relief shall not terminate if the court | 21 |
| makes written findings, based on the record, that prospective | 22 |
| relief remains necessary to correct a current or ongoing | 23 |
| violation of the State right and that the prospective relief is | 24 |
| narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct | 25 |
| the violation of the State right, and is the least intrusive | 26 |
| means to correct the violation. |
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| (4) Nothing in this Section shall prevent any party or | 2 |
| intervener from seeking modification or termination before the | 3 |
| relief is terminable hereunder, to the extent that modification | 4 |
| or termination otherwise would be legally permissible. | 5 |
| (f) In any civil action with respect to conditions in a | 6 |
| correctional facility, the court shall not enter or approve a | 7 |
| consent decree unless it complies with the limitations on | 8 |
| relief set forth in subsection (a). Nothing in this Section | 9 |
| shall preclude parties from entering into a private settlement | 10 |
| agreement that does not comply with the limitations on relief | 11 |
| set forth in subsection (a), if the terms of that agreement are | 12 |
| not subject to court enforcement, other than the reinstatement | 13 |
| of the civil proceeding settled by the agreement.
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| (g) The court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify | 15 |
| or terminate prospective relief in a civil action with respect | 16 |
| to conditions in a correctional facility. Any prospective | 17 |
| relief subject to a pending motion shall be automatically | 18 |
| stayed during the period beginning on the 30th day after such | 19 |
| motion is filed, in the case of a motion made under subsection | 20 |
| (e), or beginning on the 180th day after such motion is filed, | 21 |
| in the case of a motion made under any other law, and ending on | 22 |
| the date the court enters a final order ruling on the motion.
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| Section 45. Experts. | 24 |
| (a) When otherwise specifically authorized by law, in any | 25 |
| inmate suit, the court may appoint an expert who shall be |
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| disinterested and objective and will give due regard to the | 2 |
| public safety. If the court determines that the appointment of | 3 |
| an expert is necessary, the court shall request that the | 4 |
| defendant and the plaintiff each submit a list of not more than | 5 |
| 5 persons to serve as the expert. Each side shall have the | 6 |
| opportunity to strike up to 3 persons from the opposing party's | 7 |
| list. The court shall select the expert from the persons | 8 |
| remaining on the lists after the striking of names. Any party | 9 |
| shall have the right to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's | 10 |
| selection of an expert under this Section on the ground of | 11 |
| partiality. | 12 |
| (b) An expert appointed under this Section may be | 13 |
| authorized to conduct hearings and prepare proposed findings of | 14 |
| fact on the record and may assist in the development of | 15 |
| remedial plans. The expert shall not make any findings or | 16 |
| communications ex parte. An expert may be appointed during the | 17 |
| remedial phase of a civil action with respect to conditions in | 18 |
| a correctional facility only upon a finding that the remedial | 19 |
| phase will be sufficiently complex to warrant such an | 20 |
| appointment. | 21 |
| (c) In any civil action with respect to conditions in a | 22 |
| correctional facility, in which an expert is appointed under | 23 |
| this Section, the court shall review the appointment of the | 24 |
| expert every 6 months to determine whether the services of the | 25 |
| expert continue to be required. The expert may be removed at | 26 |
| any time. In no event shall the appointment of an expert extend |
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| beyond the termination of the relief.
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| (d) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the | 3 |
| compensation to be allowed to an expert shall not be greater | 4 |
| than the hourly rate established for the payment of | 5 |
| court-appointed counsel, plus costs reasonably incurred by the | 6 |
| expert. Such compensation and costs shall be paid with funds | 7 |
| available to the court through the county in which the inmate | 8 |
| suit is pending. | 9 |
| Section 50. Payment of damage award in satisfaction of | 10 |
| pending restitution orders.
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| in connection with a civil action brought against any | 12 |
| correctional facility or against any official or agent of such | 13 |
| correctional facility first shall be paid directly to satisfy | 14 |
| any outstanding restitution orders pending against the inmate. | 15 |
| The remainder of any such award, after full payment of all | 16 |
| pending restitution orders, shall be forwarded to the inmate. | 17 |
| Prior to payment of any damages awarded under this Section, | 18 |
| reasonable efforts shall be made to notify the victims of the | 19 |
| crime of which the inmate was convicted concerning the pending | 20 |
| payment of damages.
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| Section 55. Earned release credit or good time credit | 22 |
| revocation. If a civil action with respect to prison conditions | 23 |
| is filed by an inmate in an Illinois or federal court against | 24 |
| the State, the Department of Corrections, the Prisoner Review |
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| Board, or any of their officers or employees, and the court | 2 |
| makes a specific finding that a pleading, motion, or other | 3 |
| paper filed by the prisoner is frivolous, the Department of | 4 |
| Corrections shall conduct a hearing to revoke up to 180 days of | 5 |
| good conduct credit by bringing charges against the prisoner | 6 |
| sought to be deprived of the good conduct credits before the | 7 |
| Prisoner Review Board, as provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of | 8 |
| Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. If the | 9 |
| prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct credit at | 10 |
| the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review Board may | 11 |
| revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the prisoner. | 12 |
| Section 60. Claims arising under federal law. Except as | 13 |
| specifically prohibited by federal law, the provisions of this | 14 |
| Act also shall apply to all prisoner suits brought in State | 15 |
| court asserting claims arising under 42 U.S.C. 1983 or other | 16 |
| federal laws.
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