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If you were strip-searched while being admitted into the Cook County Jail and you previously filed a Claim Form in the 2010 Young v. County of Cook class action settlement, you may be entitled to an additional payment.
In 2010, a settlement was reached in a class action lawsuit involving 300,000 pre-trial detainees who were allegedly strip-searched as they were being admitted into the Cook County Jail between Jan. 30, 2004 and March 30, 2009.
The Cook County Jail strip search class action lawsuit accused the jail of violating the U.S. Constitution by enforcing a blanket strip search policy. The plaintiffs also challenged the jail’s policy of strip-searching men in groups without privacy.
The deadline to file a claim for the Cook County strip search settlement was Jan. 27, 2011. The settlement documents noted that, if Cook County was able to recoup funds from its insurance company, the additional funds would be paid to the claimants. The insurance companies reportedly agreed to a settlement on May 9, 2017.
Payments will be distributed to every Class Member who previously submitted a valid claim in the 2010 settlement.
Class Members who wish to object to the Cook County strip-search settlement must do so no later than Aug. 14, 2017.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members who previously submitted a valid claim for the 2010 Young v. County of Cook settlement are eligible for an additional payment.
Potential Award
Eligible Class Members will receive a pro rata share of the $32.5 million common fund (after administration costs, attorneys’ fees and other costs are deducted)
Proof of Purchase
N/A. Payments will automatically be distributed to Class Members who previously submitted claims for the 2010 Young v. County of Cook settlement.
FAQs
Claim Form Deadline
N/A. Class Members who previously submitted a claim for the 2010 Young v. County of Cook settlement will automatically receive an additional payment. No Claim Form is required to be eligible for this additional payment.
Case Name
Young v. County of Cook, Case No. 06-cv-00552, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Final Hearing
9/12/2017
UPDATE: The Cook County Strip Search settlement was granted final approval on September 22, 2017. According to the settlement website, checks will be mailed in Spring 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 2: According to the settlement website, Cook County Strip Search settlement checks will be mailed on January 26, 2018. Please let us know when your check arrives!
UPDATE 3: On Jan. 29, 2018, Top Class Actions viewers reportedly started receiving checks in the mail in the amount of $300.66! Congratulations to everyone who got PAID!
UPDATE 4: According to the settlement website, final checks were mailed September 28, 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
Settlement Website
www.CookCountyStripSearch.com
Claims Administrator
Young v. Cook County II – 5614
P.O. Box 2599
Faribault, MN 55021-9599
1-800-315-2291
info@CookCountyStripSearch.com
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530 thoughts onCook County Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement
I never heard of this till now I was in both the strip search and also the Qtip test for stds
To whom it may concern I have not received my check
I never recieved my check.
Still waiting for my cash settlement from the cook county strip search settlement.
Please look my record up and let me know my status. I have the cover letter from June 15, 2017 which states I am a settlement member.
I wana no do we get anymore
How i claimed for strip search and sleeping on floor at cook county jail
I didn’t receive anything and I was in cook county numerous times.
My name is Steven hawins birthday 10.31.1967 can I get paid you can write me at 1145 Shenandoah lane Plymouth mn 55447 thank you.
Never got mine can you check if it was sent
Do not receive any money from outside of me so I might start a check in the I was in Kankakee County Jail at the time for the last three checks doing traffic Dorothy townse
I been in the ladies first one and I didn’t get a check or letter until it’s over so what can I do, and I need help with a office pull my clothes up in front of a room of man at the jail station do I have a law suit against the office please help me my email is flemmingada54@gmail.com
I have a check for $190.00 but it’s over six months old and I need a new one reissued.
I have one for 300 and it’s a year and half old. I called the law office and they said I can no longer claim the money. The sad part is, my neighbor found the check in a pile of letters in her house.
Please respond… I never received my check