Michelle L. DamaCarrie A. HallTanya M. Salman
Local Rule 83.6-11(c): I paid in full the discipline fees of the Indiana Supreme Court inMarch 2021 with my Biden Stimulus Payment. I have been suspended both by the Indiana Supreme Court and thisCourt, though this Court’s reciprocal suspension at Dkt. 4(3/21/2017) was entered on ...
71 Ill. 2d 263, and In re Anderson (1972),52 Ill. 2d 202. The facts of each case are different from this, and as precedent they are not persuasive. In Saladino, where the attorney was suspended for 3 months, he was named as the sole residuary legatee in a will he drafted,...
The “ground rule” that caused me to sigh (inaudibly, I hope) was Code, Section 10-6-10.A9: “the merit of any proposed replacement construction or improvement shall not be a standard of review for a demolition request.” The assembly gathered to weigh the destruction of a formally land...
Holmes can pursue his claim for damages, and the precedent will set the rule to be followed in the future. Or some other litigant may file suit with a live claim. There is no need to throw away a venerable constitutional rule just to retain a replaceable champion. ...
The author discusses potential problems with the mailbox rule in the context of circuit review decisions by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. He offers an overview of the Workers' Compensation Act and explains why he thinks the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court in the case Grus...
A trio of Illinois Supreme Court Rule amendments: the court amended rules governing the format of appellate briefs, appeals from circuit court rulings, and voir dire examinations in criminal cases.(Illinois)Gunnarsson, Helen W
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 315(c)(3): An Appellate Trap for the UnwaryMatthew R. Carter
The article presents an examination of the Supreme Court Rule 316, which relates to the issuance of a certificate of importance by the appellate court to effectively force the supreme court to review a case. Particular focus is given to the constitutional authority of Rule 316 which is based ...
Albritton, Douglas A