Case law

United States v. Rhodes

201 F. Supp. 2d 906 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · May 1, 2002

. § 1B1.3 provides: Offenses that do not qualify as part of a common scheme or plan may nonetheless qualify as part of the same course of conduct if they are sufficiently connected or related to each other as to warrant the … Thus, Rhodes clearly had access or authority over others’ valuable things. See United States v.

Reed v. State Of Illinois

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 7, 2019

Eleventh Amendment immunity Defendant next argues that it is immune from suit due to the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution, which has been interpreted to render states immune from … What plaintiff is arguing is that her disability made it difficult for her to form coherent arguments and to articulate them clearly to the Judge.

Board of Trustees v. Village of Glen Ellyn

337 Ill. App. 183 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 8, 1949

Defendant contends that this decision establishes that par. 1-9 of the Cities and Villages Act qualifies the police pension fund provisions to the extent that the certificate of the Secretary of State referred to in par. … It is clearly established that the Police Pension Fund Act is mandatory upon municipalities (People v. Abbott, 274 Ill. 380 ; Donadue v. Board of Trustees, 263 Ill.

People v. James

200 Ill. App. 3d 380 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 2, 1990

Under these circumstances, K.S.’s statement qualifies as a spontaneous utterance and was properly admitted into evidence. … is required to establish the commission of the offense charged ***.”

CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Adams

2015 IL App (5th) 130470 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 21, 2015

The letter also informed defendants they may qualify for other options. ¶ 13 On May 16, 2013, the circuit court entered an order that reset the matter for confirmation of sale. … Plaintiff to complete review of Defendants[’] request to participate in foreclosure prevention program and properly notify Defendants of its determination.” ¶ 38 The language of this order clearly establishes

Forest Glen Community Homeowners Ass'n v. Nolan

104 Ill. App. 3d 108 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 25, 1982

The covenant on its face does not clearly prohibit parking of a recreational vehicle, but does prohibit storage, permanent or “temporary.” … Here, “storage” is qualified by “temporary,” and interpretation, consistent with the intent and purpose of the covenant, is necessary to give the terms meaning.

Bowman v. Ash

143 Ill. 649 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1891

Said will was admitted to probate August 31, 1877, and Ash and Topping qualified as executors and trustees, without bond, and took possession of the estate of the testator, which consisted of real and personal property of … Bowman, the appellant, as trustee in their stead, who duly qualified and took upon himself the execution of said trust.

Children of the Court v. Abbey Fishman Romanek

District Court, N.D. Illinois · May 2, 2025

The parties agreed there was a qualified right of access to civil complaints but disagreed over whether the right attached the moment a complaint was filed or after processing. Id. at 1070. … White, establishes only that judicial immunity does not extend to administrative decisions. 484 U.S. 219, 228 (1988). They cite no case for the antecedent principle: that supervising is administrative.

Taylor v. POLICE BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

355 Ill. Dec. 868 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 4, 2011

The court noted that such findings are entitled to "extreme deference" and are not subject to reversal unless "clearly erroneous." … disclosing its reasoning, was clearly erroneous.

United States Ex Rel. Perales v. St. Margaret's Hospital

243 F. Supp. 2d 843 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Feb 7, 2003

Perona could not qualify as physician recruitment because Dr. Perona did not start working for SMH until April 1996. … Perona and SMH clearly states that the term of the agreement shall be from September 1, 1994, through August 31, 1998, and was signed by Dr. Perona on September 27, 1994.

Starfish Investment Corp. v. Hansen

370 F. Supp. 2d 759 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · May 20, 2005

Starfish asserts that it has established both closed-ended and open-ended continuity, while the MBO Defendants and Michelle argue that it has established neither. (See R. 72, Pl.’s Resp. to MBO Defs.’ … We have already explained why this alleged offense does not qualify as a predicate act in *781 this case for purposes of establishing a pattern of racketeering. See page 22, infra. 29 .

Blessing/White, Inc. v. Zehnder

329 Ill. App. 3d 714 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 29, 2002

Essentially, the Act establishes two methods by which corporate income will be divided among Illinois and the other jurisdictions in which the taxpayer conducts business. … The Department characterizes its ruling as a mixed question of fact and law and, therefore, urges for review under the clearly erroneous standard.

People v. Ross

139 Ill. App. 3d 674 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 30, 1985

Section 122 — 2.1 establishes the following review procedure for post-conviction petitions: “Dismissal order — Docketing—Examination of file of conviction proceedings. … Once a petitioner satisfies this minimal standard in the trial court, he is eligible to qualify as an indigent for court-appointed counsel. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 122 — 4.

Adco Services, Inc. v. Bullard

256 Ill. App. 3d 655 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 21, 1993

The only question certified to this court for appeal, however, was what type of immunity applies to the letters. … The allegedly defamatory matters clearly were connected with or relative to the instant cause. All doubts will be resolved in favor of relevancy or pertinency, for an absolute privilege to apply. (Harrell v.

Venner v. Chicago City Railway Co.

258 Ill. 523 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1913

These shareholders clearly have the right to agree, at every annual election, to have the vote of all the shares cast as the committee then selected may determine. … The trustees might never make any transfers of shares for the purpose of qualifying a director and might lawfully carry out all the terms of the trust agreement without doing so.

Edwards v. Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority

2023 IL App (2d) 220437-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 14, 2023

Governmental immunity applied because plaintiff’s complaint alleged that pedestrians used the property but did not establish that defendant intended the property for pedestrian use. … Clearly its use by pedestrians was not expected or intended for any purpose.

Stanfield v. Medalist Industries, Inc.

34 Ill. App. 3d 635 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 24, 1975

The principles applicable to summary judgment proceedings are well established. Section 57 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. … We find that Winnett is clearly distinguishable from the case at bar.

Grissom v. Board of Education

75 Ill. 2d 314 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 3, 1979

The minutes of the meeting and the letter are clearly a part of the record. … Board of Education (1977), 67 Ill. 2d 143, 153 , this court stated: “The board’s findings are not, of course, immune from judicial review.

Great American Insurance Co. v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 11, 2000

The case does not stand for the proposition stated, which is contrary to established law. … The insurance policy here has no provision clearly excluding coverage for violations of the Act or other statutory torts, although West Bend easily could have modified its policy so to provide.

In Re Estate of Goodkind

356 Ill. App. 3d 607 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 14, 2005

Goodkind, the testator, did not, as it has been represented to the Court in the hearing, have anything that would qualify, really as substantial personal effects, household goods, automobiles, and other goods and chattels … As we have pointed out earlier, latent ambiguity is not established unless it is possible to interpret the language actually deployed in the will to be in alignment with the intent established by extrinsic evidence.