United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of 12 of 13 counts and denial of class certification in a putative class action against various counties challenging an administrative fee for posting a bond with the county sheriff is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to state a claim on the dismissed counts, and the named plaintiffs' claims were not typical of those of plaintiffs detained in other counties.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2006
• Decided 01/18/2007
• Published 01/18/2007

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thaddeus L. Wilson (argued), Brookins & Wilson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia J. Lord, Office of the State's Attorney of Kane County, Geneva, IL, Robert W. Trevarthen, Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper & Gilbert, Wheaton, IL, Steven M. Puiszis (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Terry A. Fox, McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Myers, Miller, Standa & Krauskopf, Michael M. O'Hear, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, Heinz M. Rudolf, Becker, Paulson, Hoerner & Thompson, Belleville, IL, Julie Ann Hofherr Bruch, O'Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, Northbrook, IL, Kevin L. Halligan, Bush, Motto, Creen & Koury, Davenport, IA, Jeff Terronez, Rock Island State's Attorney Office, Rock Island, IL, William D. Emmert, Office of the State's Attorney of Winnebago County, Rockford, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.