HOLMES v. GODINEZ

Nos. 20-2236 & 20-2709.

991 F.3d 775 (2021)

Ralph HOLMES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Salvador A. GODINEZ, Acting Director of Illinois Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Michels , Whitney Adams , Attorneys, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Rachel Weisberg , Lark Eliot Mulligan , Attorneys, Equip for Equality, Incorporated, Chicago, IL, Alan S. Mills , Nicole Schult , Attorneys, Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee Ralph Holmes.

Robert L. Michels , Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Rachel Weisberg , Lark Eliot Mulligan , Attorneys, Equip for Equality, Incorporated, Chicago, IL, Alan S. Mills , Nicole Schult , Attorneys, Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Hannibal Eason, George Childress, Curtis Halterman, and Billy Johnson.

Priyanka Gupta , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Kanne, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


This is a straightforward contract interpretation case. Plaintiffs are Illinois prison inmates with hearing problems. They executed a judicially enforceable Settlement with the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC") that requires IDOC to provide them with certain audiological...

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