Violation of the Illinois Constitution Uniformity Clause

By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Michael Platt v. Dorothy Brown, et al.

Case No.: 17-1830

Officials: BAUER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Violation of the Illinois Constitution Uniformity Clause

Appellant Michael Platt, individually and on behalf of a putative class, challenges Illinois’s imposition of a mandatory 1% bail bond processing fee pursuant to 725 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/110-7. He argues this fee violates his and similarly situated plaintiffs’ due process and equal protection rights under the United States and Illinois Constitutions. Appellant also alleges this practice violates the uniformity clause of the Illinois Constitution and constitutes unjust enrichment under Illinois common law. The district court dismissed his complaint for failure to state a claim. We affirm.

Affirmed

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