Common use of Introduction and Background Clause in Contracts

Introduction and Background. 1. Plaintiffs, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and the other named Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”), are deaf and hard of hearing inmates incarcerated in facilities under the control of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”).1 Plaintiffs initiated this lawsuit against Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx in his official capacity as director of IDOC. Pursuant to prior Court order and Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Xx. Xxxxxxx, who is no longer the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, has been replaced as Defendant by Xxxx Xxxxxxx, the current Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections.