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Apr 4, 2017

Foreclosure

Eric Mains has been battling the impending foreclosure of his home for quite some time.

Apr 4, 2017

Judgment Against Foreign Nation

In 2003, a 7-year-old Israeli girl was killed, her 3-year-old sister (an American citizen) permanently disabled, and six Israeli members of the children’s family (two other siblings of the Israeli girl plus her parents and grandparents) were injured emotionally, when the minivan they all were riding in on a highway in Jerusalem was shot up by members of Palestine Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group[...]

Apr 4, 2017

Failure to State a Claim

Marian Catholic High School has a policy of subjecting its students to random drug tests.

Apr 4, 2017

Removal Proceedings – Immigration – Petition to Review

The petitioner, Deng Arej, was born in South Sudan before it was an independent nation, and was sent as a child to live in the northern part of Sudan because his parents were afraid that if he remained in the south he’d be drafted into the south’s army as a child soldier.

Apr 4, 2017

Postponed Release

Benyehudah Whitfield spent nearly 17 years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Mar 31, 2017

Weekly Case Digests — March 27-31, 2017

Weekly Case Digests — March 27-31, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Merits of Appeal

Julius Alfonso Coleman appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of misdemeanor bail jumping.

Mar 29, 2017

Court Error – Child Placement

Lorrie Hoffmann appeals the child placement portion of a judgment dissolving her marriage to Rolando Sanchez.

Mar 29, 2017

OWI – Court Error – Motion to Suppress

Joseph Larson appeals a judgment of conviction for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

Mar 29, 2017

Negligence – Indemnity

These appeals stem from an action brought by Andreas, Nicole, Emma and Lana Rydland (collectively, “the Rydlands”), in which the Rydlands alleged that the Marina Cliffs Association (“the Association”) was negligent in its maintenance and repair of the condominium unit in which the Rydlands resided and that the Association’s conduct was in breach of its contract with the Rydlands.

Mar 29, 2017

Sentencing – Sentence Credit

Dan Drexler appeals an order denying his motion for additional sentence credit.

Mar 29, 2017

Marital Settlement Agreement – Court Error – Sanctions

Jean M. Breuer appeals from a trial court order holding Steven M. Kearns in contempt for his failure to make a final cash payment as directed under the property division portion of the parties’ marital settlement agreement (MSA).

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