By: Derek Hawkins//September 19, 2016//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Gloria Jean Sykes v. Cook County circuit court Probate Division, et al
Case No.: 15-1781
Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Probate Hearing – ADA Violation
Gloria Jean Sykes went to her mother’s probate proceeding to present a motion and brought her service dog, Shaggy. Instead of letting her present her motion, the judge asked her a series of questions about Shaggy, struck her motion, and entered an order barring Shaggy from the courtroom. Gloria argues that she should be able to bring a lawsuit in federal court for denial of reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But because the source of her injury is a state court judgment, we lack subject matter jurisdiction to hear her case.
Affirm