Monroe v. Rauner

• Court: District Court, S.D. Illinois
• Decided: March 4, 2020
• Docket: 3:18-cv-00156
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

JANIAH MONROE, MARILYN MELENDEZ, EBONY STAMPS, LYDIA HELÉNA VISION, SORA KUYKENDALL, and SASHA REED,

Plaintiffs,

v. Case No. 18-cv-00156-NJR

STEVE MEEKS, MELVIN HINTON, and ROB JEFFREYS,

Defendants.

AMENDED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: Pursuant to Rule 65(d)(1)(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and MillerCoors LLC v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, 940 F.3d 922 (7th Cir. 2019), the Court issues the following preliminary injunctive relief. The Court ORDERS Defendants to immediately: 1. cease the policy and practice of allowing the Transgender Committee to make the medical decisions regarding gender dysphoria and develop a policy to ensure that decisions about treatment for gender dysphoria are made by medical professionals who are qualified to treat gender dysphoria;

2. ensure that timely hormone therapy is provided when medically necessary, including the administration of hormone dosage adjustments, and to perform routine monitoring of hormone levels; and

3. cease the policy and practice of depriving gender dysphoric prisoners of medically necessary social transition, including by mechanically assigning housing based on genitalia and/or physical size or appearance. The Court FURTHER ORDERS Defendants to: 1. develop policies and procedures which allow transgender inmates access to clinicians who meet the competency requirements stated in the WPATH Standards of Care to treat gender dysphoria; 2. allow inmates to obtain evaluations for gender dysphoria upon request or clinical indications of the condition; 3. develop a policy to allow transgender inmates medically necessary social transition, including individualized placement determinations, avoidance of cross-gender strip searches, and access to gender-affirming clothing and grooming items; and 4. advise the Court what steps, if any, IDOC has taken to train all correctional staff on transgender issues, including the harms caused by misgendering and harassment—by both IDOC staff and other inmates. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: March 4, 2020

NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL Chief U.S. District Judge

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