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on Aug 26, 2016
at 6:00 PM
Yes, indeed, we ar so very lucky to hav been blessed wiff our feline frends.. Like yu, I still miss my Blackie very much. I continue to put out a large bowl of waters for him every day.. He wouldn't drink out of those small bowls, he had to hav a quite large bowl for hims waters.. I also still have his sleeping pad next to my chair. When I had a very comfortable easy chair with wide arms, Blackie liked to hop onto the right arm of the chair and relax and fall to sleep next to me, while I petted him. If I ate a hamburger there, Blackie always took notice and wanted his share! So I always shared it wiff him, typically giving him 2/3 of the hamburger, while I ate the remainder! He also would get an occasional french fry too. And if I got up to go to the kitchen, Blackie might steal my chair by moving from the arm to the seat! And I never moved hims.. I just sat on the floor to watch teh TVs!
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on Aug 26, 2016
at 8:57 AM
But you will always see him in your mind. Memories are better than anything a friend can say
on Aug 25, 2016
at 8:00 AM
Oh, I forgot to say that I luv Elmo Macaroni's name.. What a cute and clever and unique name! Elmo Macaroni must hab been very prowd ob dat name!
on Aug 25, 2016
at 7:57 AM
So sorry about sweet Elmo. I know you are brokenhearted
on Aug 25, 2016
at 7:50 AM
I just saw your Elmo Macaroni LOL.. He looks like such a beautiful and sweet kittie.. I'm sure he was very happy living with you. Your Elmo Macaroni reminds me of my sweet Blackie who I lost in December and who I still think about a lot and miss very much. We were lucky to have such wonderful kitties.. aifinkso
on Aug 17, 2016
at 9:37 AM
aawww, shucks! You've made my day by telling me you like an old LoL! {hugzes}
on Aug 12, 2016
at 4:52 AM
Thank you for the birthday wishes and Spencer wants you all over for a play date!
on Aug 12, 2016
at 12:32 AM
Bryan's post: http://cheezburger.com/8968675072 (am also assisting: http://cheezburger.com/8968685056 )
on Aug 9, 2016
at 10:09 PM
Sylvia Tuesday 09 August 201 http://cheezburger.com/8968275456
on Aug 7, 2016
at 3:08 PM
Sylvia http://cheezburger.com/8967748608
on Aug 6, 2016
at 11:45 PM
Friday's Sylvia update: http://cheezburger.com/8967504896
on Aug 4, 2016
at 10:57 PM
C&P Bryan's FB "Flash Back" profile. http://cheezburger.com/8967338496
on Aug 1, 2016
at 5:55 PM
Sylvia update cheezburger.com/8966598144
on Jul 29, 2016
at 3:13 PM
You're welcome and thank you. Spoke to Bryan a bit ago, he's going to keep Sylvia home. More details later. (No contributions solicited for now.) **** (Archive: By DoodliePoo on Jul 29, 2016 at 8:39 AM Cats, thank you for the latest Syl update; I continue to send prayers. Is there a way to perhaps send some funds to offset some of the costs? I can't help with much, but maybe a little bit ... xo from Poo)
on Jul 28, 2016
at 3:43 PM
"Sylvia's Street" http://cheezburger.com/8965740032
on Jul 25, 2016
at 1:23 PM
Ohai . FORM LETTER FOLLOWS: For five-plus years I have not added friends and I know I will regret changing course for all the reasons I've given in the past, but here goes: welcome. Of the 160 pending requests I had as of 24 July, I'm going to add a few. People who are still around (or are sentimental old-time favorites), who I like, or at least don't irritate me *too* much. ;-) PLEASE do not inundate me with messages or I will start ignoring all but my original friends. (I don't know how to type, which makes it worse.) There aren't enough hours in the day and by now I think I owe time.
on Jul 22, 2016
at 2:35 PM
Thank you. >blak furree hedbonx<
on Jul 22, 2016
at 2:16 PM
Yes. She was the tamest of the few remaining cats in the colony. I had hoped to take her and make her an indoor cat once my oldest passed, but that, sadly, was not to be.
on Jul 12, 2016
at 7:09 AM
The Dutch for 'wasp' is 'wesp' but literally every single child will pronounce it 'weps' so that wasn't too hard to think of. The bunglebee is mine tho : )
on Jul 8, 2016
at 1:50 AM
Ohai! Catsuberalles thinks you may have missed this update on Sylvia: http://cheezburger.com/8815744512
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No. 2016 IL App (1st) 131097 People
v. Buckhanan Filed 9-27-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 141994 Ohle
v. Neiman Marcus Group
Filed 9-27-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL 118581 People
v. Hood Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
The principal issue presented in this appeal is whether the defendant's right to confrontation under the sixth amendment was violated when the circuit court of Cook County admitted into evidence a video deposition given by the complaining witness prior to trial. The appellate court held that the admission of the deposition amounted to plain error. 2014 IL App (1st) 113534. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
No. 2016 IL 118728 People
v. Cherry Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, defendant, James Cherry, was found guilty of one count of armed violence and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm. The armed violence count was predicated on aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (720 ILCS 5/12-4(a) (West 2010)). The trial court merged the aggravated battery with a firearm conviction into the armed violence conviction and sentenced defendant to 25 years in prison. Defendant appealed, and the Appellate Court, Fifth District, concluded that aggravated battery cannot serve as the predicate felony for armed violence. 2014 IL App (5th) 130085, ¶ 19. Accordingly, the court vacated defendant's armed violence conviction and remanded the case to the trial court for sentencing on the remaining aggravated battery with a firearm conviction. Id. ¶ 31. The State appealed that decision to this court, and we allowed the State's petition for leave to appeal. Ill. S. Ct. R. 315(a) (eff. Jan. 1, 2015). For the reasons that follow, we reverse that portion of the appellate court's decision vacating defendant's armed violence conviction.
No. 2016 IL 119271 People
v. Reyes Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
Juvenile defendant was found guilty of first degree murder and attempt first degree murder, using a firearm. As a result, defendant was sentenced to a mandatory minimum aggregate sentence of 97 years' imprisonment. Further, in light of the truth in sentencing statute (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3(b)(i)-(ii) (West 2008)), defendant was required to serve a minimum of 89 years of the 97-year sentence imposed before he would be eligible for release. Defendant appealed. Sentences vacated and remanded for resentencing.
No. 2016 IL 119553 Bayer
v. Panduit Corp. Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
Where attorneys for a worker covered by the Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2006)) bring a successful action against a third party to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the worker in the course of his employment, thereby enabling the worker's employer to obtain reimbursement of the compensation benefits it is obligated to pay under the Workers' Compensation Act, the Act requires the employer to pay 25% of the gross amount it obtains in reimbursement as attorney fees, absent other agreement. 820 ILCS 305/5(b) (West 2006). In Zuber v. Illinois Power Co., 135 Ill. 2d 407 (1990), we held that the gross amount of reimbursement subject to attorney fees under this statute includes not only workers' compensation benefits already paid at the time of the third-party recovery but also the amount of such benefits the employer will be relieved from having to pay in the future by reason of the worker's recovery in the third-party action. Id. at 418. The question presented by the case before us today is whether the value of future medical care should be included in this calculation. For the reasons that follow, we hold that it should.
No. 2016 IL 119572 Moon
v. Rhode Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
This appeal arises from an order of the circuit court of Peoria County granting the motion of defendants, Dr. Clarissa Rhode and Central Illinois Radiological Associates, Ltd., to dismiss as time-barred plaintiff Randall Moon's complaint brought under the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/1 et seq. (West 2012)) and the Survival Act (755 ILCS 5/27-6 (West 2012)). The appellate court affirmed and held that the two-year statute of limitations for filing the complaint began to run at the time of decedent's death and not after plaintiff discovered defendants' alleged medical negligence. 2015 IL App (3d) 130613, ¶¶ 20, 32. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the appellate court and remand for further proceedings.
No. 2016 IL 119860 People
v. Valdez Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
Defendant, Josue Valdez, pleaded guilty to burglary in the circuit court of Bureau County and was sentenced to three years of probation. At the time of his plea, defendant was a citizen of the Dominican Republic and a resident alien of the United States based on his marriage to a United States citizen. During the plea hearing, the circuit court judge advised defendant that a burglary conviction "may have the consequences of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization under the laws of the United States." Defendant indicated he understood the potential consequences of a burglary conviction on his immigration status and still wished to plead guilty. Defendant later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, alleging involuntariness and ineffective assistance of counsel. The circuit court denied defendant's motion. On appeal, defendant argued his attorney never warned him of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty to burglary, in violation of Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010). The appellate court agreed that defense counsel was ineffective and reversed the circuit court's judgment. 2015 IL App (3d) 120892, ¶¶ 23-24. This court allowed the State's petition for leave to appeal pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 315 (eff. July 1, 2013). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the appellate court and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
No. 2016 IL 119870 J&J
Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild, Inc. Filed
At issue in these consolidated appeals is whether the circuit courts have subject-matter jurisdiction to determine whether the location agreements between plaintiffs and defendants are valid and enforceable contracts that control the placement of video gaming terminals in defendants' establishments. The appellate court held that the circuit courts lack subject-matter jurisdiction because the Illinois Gaming Board has exclusive authority over contracts for the placement of video gaming terminals. The appeals are before us pursuant to certificates of importance granted under article VI, section 4(c), of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, § 4(c)) and Illinois Supreme Court Rule 316 (eff. Dec. 6, 2006). We consolidated the appeals1 and granted the Illinois Gaming Board leave to intervene. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgments of the appellate court.
No. 2016 IL 120377 Kakos
v. Butler Filed 9-22-16 (TJJ)
Plaintiffs filed a complaint at law alleging multiple counts of medical negligence and loss of consortium against defendants. Defendants filed a motion requesting a 12-person jury and seeking a declaration that Public Act 98-1132 (eff. June 1, 2015) (Act) is unconstitutional. Public Act 98-1132 limits the size of a civil jury to 6 persons and increases the amount paid per day to jurors across the state. The circuit court found the provision regarding the size of a jury facially unconstitutional based on article I, section 13, of the Illinois Constitution, which protects the right of trial by jury. Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 13. The circuit court also held this provision violates the separation of powers. Plaintiffs appealed to this court as a matter of right. Ill. S. Ct. R. 302(a).
No. 2016 IL 121077 Hooker
v. Illinois State Board of Elections Filed
This case addresses the question of whether the circuit court erroneously held that the redistricting initiative petition submitted by Support Independent Maps (Independent Maps) failed to comply with the requirements of article XIV, section 3, of our constitution (Ill Const. 1970, art. XIV, §3), thus precluding its inclusion on the ballot at the November 8, 2016, Illinois general election. On the grounds that the public interest requires a timely resolution of this matter, we granted Independent Maps' emergency motion to transfer the appeal from the appellate court. See Ill. S. Ct. Rule 302(b) (eff. Oct. 4, 2011). This court ordered expedited briefing that has now been completed. We also granted a group of business, consumer, and public interest organizations led by the League of Women Voters leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Independent Maps pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 345 (Ill. S. Ct. Rule 345, eff. Sept. 20, 2010). Reviewing the merits of the appeal before us, we now affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 133102 People
v. Salgado Filed 9-23-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
143684 Taylor
v. Dart Filed 9-23-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 143734 Trapani
Construction Company, Inc. v. The Elliot Group, Inc.
Filed 9-23-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 151118
re Marriage of O'Malley Filed 9-23-16
After the entry of the judgment for dissolution of marriage, the parties continued to litigate the terms of the MSA, including the terms related to the disposition of the former marital residence. While two appeals concerning the MSA have been before this court, the instant appeal concerns the trial court finding Paul in " indirect civil contempt" for failing to abide by the MSA's September 1,2007, deadline for selling the marital residence or buying out Kim's interest in the residence and its orders concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the residence and awarding Kim attorney fees. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and vacate in part the trial court's order.
In this mortgage foreclosure action, defendant Plamen Iordanov (defendant) appeals following the circuit court of Cook County's entry of an order approving the sale of the property in question in favor of plaintiff Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 Asset-Backed Certificate Series 2004-3 (plaintiff). Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that plaintiff lacked standing to bring the foreclosure action, and thus, the circuit court erred in entering the order approving sale. Because defendant failed to timely raise plaintiff's lack of standing as an affirmative defense in response to either the complaint or the amended complaint, we find the circuit court did not err when it approved the sale of the property in question and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
Defendant, Joshua A. Montalvo, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Winnebago County, contending that the trial court should have awarded him 39 days of sentence credit for his participation as a pretrial detainee in an anger management program. Because defendant was entitled to six days' credit, we modify the mittimus and otherwise affirm the judgment.
No. 2016 IL App (5th) 150035 People v. ex rel. Hartrich v. 2010
Harley-Davidson Filed 9-22-16 (MGB)
A forfeiture violates the excessive fines clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense. Id. (citing United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321, 334 (1998)). The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted a three-prong test to guide courts in determining whether a forfeiture is constitutionally excessive. Under this test, we consider: " '(i) the inherent gravity of the offense compared with the harshness of the penalty; (ii) whether the property was an integral part of the commission of the crime; and (iii) whether the criminal activity involving the defendant property was extensive in terms of time and/or spatial use.' We believe that in considering whether the forfeiture was excessive, the difference in culpability between an offender and an acquiescing vehicle owner must be taken into account. We also believe that in nearly all cases, the acquiescing owner will be less culpable than the actual offender.
No. 2016 IL App (4th) 150594 Flood v. Richey
Filed 9-22-16 (MGB)
Upon timely application anyone shall be
permitted as of right to intervene in an action *** when
the representation of the applicant's interest by existing
parties is or may be inadequate and the applicant will or
may be bound by an order or judgment in the action." 735
ILCS 5/2-408(a)(2) (West 2014).The circuit court's
discretion in determining whether a party should be
allowed to intervene as of right is limited to a
consideration of "whether the petition to - 6 - intervene
is timely, whether the petitioner's interest is
sufficient, and whether that interest is being adequately
represented by someone else in the lawsuit." Soyland Power
Cooperative, Inc. v. Illinois Power Co., 213 Ill. App. 3d
916, 918, 572 N.E.2d 462, 464 (1991). "[If those]
threshold requirements have been met, the plain meaning of
the statute directs that the petition be granted."
No. 2016 IL App (4th) 160139 People v. Theus
Filed 9-22-16 (MGB)
Therein, defendant alleged he was a passenger in a car driven by Shawn Barbee, who was pulled over for improper lane usage. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of cocaine in the trunk of the vehicle, and both defendant and Barbee were arrested. Defendant alleged the officer who pulled over the vehicle could not have reliably observed a traffic violation and thus no probable cause to stop and/or search the vehicle existed. We find Larner's belief that section 11-804 of the Vehicle Code required Barbee to signal at this juncture of the roadway was objectively reasonable under the circumstances. The plain text of the statute requires a signal when changing lanes. There is no ambiguity in that requirement. However, it does not address whether it applies to lane divisions and mergers, and thus an ambiguity arises when applying the law to the spot of Route 48 where Barbee is alleged to have committed the infraction. Here, one lane became two lanes, requiring Barbee to pick one. While Barbee may have had a defense to a prosecution for violating the statute, Larner's belief that his failure to signal violated the Vehicle Code was not objectively unreasonable. We find the traffic stop in this case was justified at its inception, either because Barbee committed a traffic violation or because Detective Larner made a reasonable mistake of law. The outcome is the same either way. As we hold the stop was valid under the fourth amendment, we find the trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to suppress.
No. 2016 IL App (4th) 150539 People v. Akins
Filed 9-22-16 (MGB)
At multiple times throughout her representation, Corum explained to defendant (1) the sentencing ranges on each of the State's four charges; (2) that probation was not an option; (3) the consequences if he opted to go to trial; (4) the State's evidence on each count charged; (5) that defendant could be found not guilty on some of the State's charges; (6) the strong possibility that defendant could be found guilty on other charges; (7) the strengths and weaknesses of the State's case; (8) that if he opted to go to trial, the State would reveal the identity of the confidential source just prior to trial; (9) that she believed the State tendered a fair guilty-plea offer; (10) that it was defendant's choice whether to accept or reject the State's guilty plea offer; and (11) that if he opted to go to trial, she would defend him to the "fullest extent." Given our aforementioned recitation of the actions Corum took to (1) inform defendant about the severity of the charges and sentences he faced, (2) apprise defendant at appropriate intervals regarding the status of his case, (3) provide candid advice concerning his available options, and (4) document her assessment concerning the direct consequences of accepting or rejecting the State's guilty-plea offer and providing that summation to defendant, we deem bizarre defendant's claim that Corum's performance was constitutionally deficient in any sense. n so concluding, we note that Corum's representation should not be considered the standard that all defense counsel are expected to maintain. Simply put, Corum's representation of defendant in these proceedings was truly exceptional and demonstrated a commitment that was well beyond the reasonable standard normally expected of guilty-plea counsel.
No. 2016 IL App (3rd) 150714
Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company v. Hart Filed
Mortgage foreclosure matter settled, affording defendants four instead of normal three months to redeem, 60 days in possession following sheriff's sale rather than statutorily allowed 30 days, and the payment of $10,000.00 to defendants. After failing to redeem, defendants filed two successive motions seeking to avoid the sale and vacate the judgment, both of which were denied by the trial court. Defendants' principal argument was that the original mortgage was intended to be secured by only a portion of their real estate, and that the mortgagee improperly included their entire parcel, rendering the original mortgage and illegal contract or void in abnitio. Notably, defendants have failed to cite a single case in which a settlement agreement has been set aside because an earlier contract was void. In fact, the only case cited by defendants on this issue is Ritacca, a case in which the First District reached the opposite conclusion as that which defendants urge here. Moreover, other than baldly asserting that a void mortgage cannot be enforced, defendants have made no substantive arguments regarding whether the settlement was an extension of the mortgage. If the mortgage in the present case was deficient in any respect, it would be merely voidable. Of course, to this point we have proceeded under the assumption that the mortgage instrument was defective in some way, either through mutual mistake or fraud. Defendants assert that this is so because "the mortgage that was recorded was altered significantly after the Defendants had executed the document," and because "[t]he material alteration to the mortgage was done without the Defendants' consent[.]" ¶ 44 The record shows these claims to be patently false. We find that sanctions should be "initiated" against defendants and their attorney for filing a frivolous appeal. See Ill. S. Ct. R. 375(b). Defendants' appeal was frivolous in that it was without merit and had no chance of success.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 131300 People v. Simmons
Filed 9-22-16 (MGB)
We affirm defendant's conviction and sentence. Defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, where the three eyewitnesses identifications of defendant as the shooter bore sufficient indicia of reliability and were corroborated by firearms evidence linking defendant to the crime. Defendant cannot claim that the trial court erred in ruling on his motion to suppress after reviewing a transcript, where that was the course of action his attorney suggested the trial court take. TIn this case, Mayland testified that he relied on the two bullets' class characteristics and individual characteristics to reach his conclusion. He testified that other firearms and toolmark examiners rely on this information in conducting their analyses. Thus, the State established that Mayland based his opinion on reliable information, i.e., information on which other experts in his field rely. That he did not specify which individual characteristics matched on these particular bullets (i.e., the basis of his opinion) simply affected the weight of his opinion—a question for the jury to resolve, not a question for the court to resolve when deciding whether to admit or exclude Mayland's testimony We also find that the prosecutor's remarks in closing arguments, though improper, did not prejudice defendant's right to a fair trial. Finally, we find that the trial court considered proper factors in sentencing defendant to natural life in prison and decline to reweigh the sentencing factors considered by the court.
No. 2016 IL App (2d) 151053 Burkhart v. Wolf Motors of
Naperville, Inc. Filed 9-21-16 (MGB)
Although the record in this case reveals evidence as to some of the elements of a cause of action for consumer fraud, it is clear that plaintiff cannot prove all of them. Specifically, there is no evidence that the plaintiff suffered any damages. The plaintiff argues that her damages were at least $12,009: the difference between the price at which the car was advertised ($19,991) and the appraised value of the car (at least $32,000). However, only a person who suffers actual damages as a result of a violation of the Act may bring a private action. 815 ILCS 505/10a(a) (West 2014); Mulligan v. QVC, Inc., 382 Ill. App. 3d 620, 626-27 (2008). The Act provides remedies for purely economic injuries. White v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 368 Ill. App. 3d 278, 287 (2006). Actual damages must be calculable and "measured by the plaintiff's loss." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Morris v. Harvey Cycle & Camper, Inc., 392 Ill. App. 3d 399, 402 (2009). The failure to allege specific, actual damages precludes a claim brought under the Act. White, 368 Ill. App. 3d at 287. The purpose of awarding damages to a consumer-fraud victim is not to punish the defendant or bestow a windfall upon the plaintiff, but rather to make the plaintiff whole. Here, the plaintiff is in the same position she was in before she saw the advertisement. The alleged damages she seeks would not compensate her for any actual loss but instead would constitute an improper windfall.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 141448 People v. Jackson Filed
Defendant, who was age 17 at the time of the offense, was sentenced to a term of 21 years on the offense of Armed Robbery ( including a 15 year enhancement for the commission of the offense with a firearm), and six years for aggravated battery with a firearm, sentences to run concurrent.. Here, the evidence was sufficient for the trial court to find defendant possessed a firearm. Kimbrough unequivocally testified that when defendant and codefendant approached him from behind, Kimbrough "felt the long piece of a gun" in his back and was told, "Don't turn around, keep walking." While defendant did not verbally threaten to shoot or kill Kimbrough, the trial court could find that defendant implicitly threatened him. More importantly, Kimbrough testified that when he turned around to face defendant, "the handle of the gun hit [him] in the eye." See Wright, 2015 IL App (1st) 123496, ¶¶ 75-76 (rejecting the defendant's argument that because the witnesses only viewed the handle of the firearm, their testimony was insufficient to show the item was a firearm). Kimbrough's unequivocal testimony identifying the object did not reflect speculation or conjecture. Cf. People v. Laubscher, 183 Ill. No. 1-14-1448 7 2d 330, 335-36 (1998) (observing that "conjecture and speculation" are insufficient); People v. Ross, 229 Ill. 2d 255, 277 (2008) (rejecting the subjective approach to determining whether a weapon was "dangerous" under the prior version of the armed robbery statute). Moreover, Kimbrough's identification of the part of the firearm that hit him indicates that he had sufficient opportunity to observe it. Although the trial court could have found that Kimbrough lacked sufficient time to identify the object, the court was not required to make that finding.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 143681 In re Marriage of Sanders
Filed 9-20-16 (MGB)
Wife filed this petition in the circuit court alleging that the underlying 1996 supplemental judgment awarding her a portion of William's pension was ambiguous because it did not state the exact amount of William's accrued pension on the date of dissolution. Because of this alleged ambiguity she suggests that the proper means of calculating her pension benefits is the Hunt formula (In re Marriage of Hunt, 78 Ill. App. 3d 653 (1979)). We disagree. The Hunt formula is used where the underlying dissolution order was "silent" as to the method of dividing the pension. See In re Marriage of Kehoe, 2012 IL App (1st) 110644, ¶¶ 22-24. The 1996 order is not silent on how to calculate Stella's share of William's pension that accrued during the marriage. The parties agreed at the time of the entry of the 1996 order that "the exact amount of William's accrued pension" at the date of dissolution was to be determined on the date of retirement and "payment of said benefit [would] commence when the pension goes into pay status." .
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 131198 People v.
Washington Filed 9-20-16 (MGB)
We affirm Washington's convictions but remand for a new sentencing hearing. The trial court properly admonished Washington before trial when he discharged his attorney and proceeded pro se. The trial court appointed a new assistant public defender to represent Washington on posttrial motions, but Washington discharged him. We find the requirements of Rule 401(a) were substantially met and Washington knowingly and intelligently waived his right to an attorney at trial. In addition, the record supports the trial court's finding that Washington was fit for trial. But, we reverse and remand for resentencing as the "continuing waiver" rule did not apply. Washington requested and received posttrial counsel, and the trial court did not substantially comply with the requirements of Rule 401(a) before accepting Washington's waiver of his right to counsel for the sentencing hearing
No. 2016 IL App (3d) 150640 Seeman
v. Wes Kochel, Inc. Filed 9-19-16 (TJJ)
Plaintiff, William R. Seeman, appeals from the trial court's order granting summary judgment for defendant, Wes Kochel, Inc. Plaintiff argues the court erred in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment because the court's ruling was not supported by the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act (Volunteer Act) (50 ILCS 748/1 et seq. (West 2014)) or the common law and public policy. We affirm.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 151187 In
re The Detention of White Filed 9-16-16 (TJJ)
Respondent Phillip White, who previously had been convicted of sexually violent offenses, was found by a jury to be a sexually violent person and committed to the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). On appeal, White argues (1) his commitment was improper because the diagnosis by the State's experts of other specified personality disorder with antisocial features did not qualify as a mental disorder pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2014)), (2) the trial court erroneously rejected his proposed special interrogatory and thereby deprived him of the opportunity to test the jury's general verdict, and (3) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was a sexually violent person where he had not manifested any symptoms of the alleged mental disorder for 30 years. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 130988 People
v. McCoy Filed 9-15-16 (TJJ)
Following a jury trial, defendant, Carl McCoy, was convicted of the first degree murder of Woodrow Culverson and sentenced to 50 years in prison. He appeals, arguing (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the State committed reversible error by asking during cross-examination whether he threatened to kill Culverson's family if Culverson told police that defendant shot him, where the State had no basis to ask that question and there existed no possibility of proving up that accusation; (3) the trial court should have admitted statements Culverson made to a paramedic on the scene as either dying declarations or excited utterances; and (4) the court erred by allowing the State to use defendant's prior attempted first degree murder conviction for impeachment purposes. We agree with defendant that the State's improper accusation during cross-examination and the admission of defendant's prior attempted murder conviction were reversible errors. Because we find the evidence was sufficient to sustain defendant's conviction such that retrial would not violate the double-jeopardy clause, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 143727 Hanna
v. Creative Designers, Inc. Filed 9-15-16
In February 2013, plaintiff Ghada Hanna filed her amended complaint for premises liability against defendants Creative Designers, Inc. (Creative Designers), Lutheran Home for the Aged (Lutheran Home), Ken Bruce, and Evangelical Lutheran Altenhein Genseloschaft Von Chicago, alleging negligence to properly own, manage, maintain, and control the premises, specifically a shelf which fell and injured plaintiff on December 16, 2010. Creative Designers and Bruce filed a motion for summary judgment, and the Lutheran Home filed a separate motion for summary judgment. Following briefing, the trial court granted both motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Creative
Designers but does not challenge summary judgment in favor of the other defendants. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in (1) determining that a tenant/lessee is not liable for a defective and/or dangerous condition on the premises the tenant/lessee controls; (2) determining that when a landlord is responsible for repair on a property, the tenant/lessee is relieved of control of the property for any unsafe conditions; and (3) granting summary judgment in favor of Creative Designers when a genuine issue of material fact existed. Affirmed.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 152087 Perez
v. The Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board
Filed 9-15-16 (TJJ)
Plaintiff, Benjamin Perez, filed an application with defendant, the Illinois State Police, seeking a license to carry a concealed firearm in Illinois pursuant to the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (Act). 430 ILCS 66/1 et seq. (West 2014). Objections were made from two law enforcement agencies, the Cook County sheriff and the Chicago police department. The application was referred to defendant, the Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board (the Board), for administrative review. The Board subsequently denied plaintiff's application, finding by a preponderance of the evidence that plaintiff posed a danger to himself or others or a threat to public safety. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the Board's decision was against the manifest weight of the
evidence because (1) it was based on police reports and criminal history reports regarding criminal charges for which plaintiff was either found not guilty or was not charged, (2) the decision was based on inadmissible and unreliable hearsay evidence, and (3) the Board's decision to deny his application without conducting an evidentiary hearing denied plaintiff of his due process rights. Affirmed.
No. 2016 IL App (2d) 150940 Havayollari
v. AAR Aircraft Services, Inc. Filed 9-15-16
Plaintiff Tailwind Havayollari (plaintiff), a Turkish civil aviation company, along with plaintiff's crew members Muhsin Akgun, Orhan Pehlivan, and Gizem Esgin, sued defendants, AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., and AAR Services, Inc. (collectively, AAR), which provide aircraft maintenance, alleging that AAR was liable for damages plaintiff suffered in an accident (the incident) that occurred on June 14, 2009, during a landing attempt by a leased aircraft (the Aircraft) that plaintiff was operating. As part of the consideration, plaintiff also entered into a release agreement (the Release) that expressly released the Castle Entities and ILFC, as well as "all *** other entities not specifically identified" in the Release, from any and all liability related to the incident. AAR filed a motion for summary judgment based on the Release. Plaintiff argued that AAR was not within the scope of the Release and, alternatively, that the Release was ambiguous. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of AAR, finding that the intention of the parties to the Release was to eliminate any litigation arising out of the incident, that AAR is unambiguously included as a released party under the phrase "all *** other entities not specifically identified," and that, therefore, the Release bars plaintiff's action against AAR. Plaintiff appeals the trial court's judgment. We affirm.
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
140598 People v. Tate Filed 9-14-16 (ATH)
After a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 28 years imprisonment. During the pendency of the case, the defendant filed a motion for substitution of judge from the trial court judge who ultimately heard the case. The motion was denied as untimely. The appellate court reversed finding the motion for substitution was timely.
No. 2016 IL App (2d)
160015 Perez v. Heffron Filed 9-14-16 (ATH)
Plaintiff, Rosa Perez, the mother of Edgar Ivan Fernandez Perez, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Steve Heffron, in this wrongful death action arising from Edgar's drowning in defendant's swimming pool. Edgar and his father were at the home of the defendant for a yard sale. Edgar was left unattended and drowned in the defendant's above ground pool that was located in the backyard of his home. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision finding it was not foreseeable that the plaintiffs would fail to supervise their children against the open and obvious danger of the swimming pool. Such failure to supervise relieved the defendant of a duty and represented the sole proximate cause of Edgar's unfortunate death.
No. 2016 IL App (3d) 150417 People v. Wade Filed 9-14-16 (ATH)
The defendant pled guilty to retail theft and was sentenced to 5 ½ years imprisonment. The circuit court imposed costs but no fines. The circuit clerk then imposed certain fines. Defendant appeals arguing that the circuit clerk improperly assessed fines against him. The appellate court held that the trial court imposed an illegally low sentence by failing to assess mandatory fines. The fines imposed by the clerk were void because they were not imposed by the trial court but rather by the clerk. No remand was given as the appellate court held that they may not increase a sentence on appeal, even one that is illegally low.
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
153101 Perez v. The
Chicago Park District
Filed 9-13-16 (MGB)
Two men illegally ignited fireworks in a public park causing injuries to plaintiff that resulted in the amputation of her foot and part of her lower leg. Park District prohibits use of fireworks without a permit.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 151254 People v. Spencer Filed 9-13-16 (MGB)
Defendant sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment upon conviction of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Co-conspirator was driving the lead car, which was owned by the defendant, and had a hidden cache in which cocaine was concealed. Defendant and another individual followed in a second car. Evidence demonstrated the three traveled from Chicago to Tucson and back. Statement of the testifying co-conspirator revealed a joint undertaking, in that the two cars traveled to and from Arizona together, defendant paid for the hotel room of the testifying co-conspirator, they jointly received the drugs in Tucson, and that defendant and the other individual packaged it and deposited it in the hidden compartment in defendant's vehicle. Corroborating evidence of their time together included receipts for the same hotel found in each of the vehicles, video surveillance from the hotel demonstrating their presence together, as well as police observations of the vehicles traveling in tandem while traveling in Illinois. A common design may be inferred from the circumstances surrounding the crime. Id. Again, a reasonable juror could conclude—both through Force's testimony and the physical evidence showing Spencer and Morales's presence on the trip, supporting the details of Force's testimony—that Spencer, Morales, and Force all shared a common criminal design to buy drugs in Arizona and transport them to Illinois. N.B. Appellate Court declined to address the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel for his or her failure to move to quash the arrest of the defendant and suppress evidence found in the trail car, concluding the record was devoid of evidence with regard to the grounds for such stop, and that the issue could be raised in a postconviction proceeding.
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
150041 In re Detention of King Filed 9-13-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 133578 People
v. Aikens Filed 9-12-16 (LJD)
Following a bench trial, defendant
Jansen Aikens was found guilty of several counts of
attempted first degree murder of a peace officer,
attempted first degree murder, aggravated discharge of
a firearm, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon
(AUUW). The trial court sentenced defendant to 20
years' imprisonment for the attempted murder
convictions, with an additional mandatory 20-year
enhancement for personally discharging a firearm, for
a total of 40 years' imprisonment. On appeal,
defendant contends that the former exclusive
jurisdiction provision of the Juvenile Court Act of
1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/5-120 (West 2012)) violates
the eighth amendment of the United States
Constitution, the proportionate penalties clause of
the Illinois Constitution, as well as federal and
state due process rights. Defendant also contends that
Illinois's sentencing scheme violates the requirement
that a juvenile's youth must be considered before
imposing mandatory adult minimum penalties. Defendant
additionally alleges that his convictions violate the
one-act, one-crime doctrine. For the following
reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court in
part, reverse the sentence, remand for resentencing,
and correct the mittimus.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 140511 People
v. Goods Filed 9-12-16 (LJD)
After a jury trial, defendant, Thadieus Goods, was found guilty of first degree murder and of personally discharging a firearm that proximately caused the victim's death. Prior to trial, defendant's attorney asserted compulsion as an affirmative defense, but the court granted the State's motion to bar this defense because compulsion is not available as a defense to first degree murder in Illinois. In mitigation at sentencing, due to a fear for his safety being threatened if he was known to be a "snitch," defendant requested to present in camera the testimony of an assistant State's Attorney to whom defendant had provided information while in prison regarding an alleged solicitation of murder of an 11-year-old victim in an unrelated criminal sexual abuse case. The court denied his request and sentenced defendant to 65 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to assert self -defense and ask for the corresponding jury instructions, the court failed to properly exercise its discretion in refusing to allow defendant's mitigation witness to testify in camera, and his 65-year sentence was excessive.For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for a new trial.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 142031 People v. Stephenson Filed 9-12-16 (ATH)
The defendant was
convicted of burglary and possession of burglary tools
after a bench trial.
After trial, the defendant appeals, claiming
the charging instrument was fatally deficient in that
it misidentified the owner of the burglarized
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 151689 Pekin Insurance Company v. Designed Equipment Acquisition Corporation Filed 9-12-16 (ATH)
In this case, cross summary judgment motions were filed. Plaintiff's was granted and the Defendant's was denied thus prompting this appeal. Plaintiff, Pekin Insurance Company (Pekin), insured Abel Building and Restoration (Abel) when they leased scaffolding materials from Designed Equipment Acquisition Corporation (Designed). This suit arose after one of Abel's employees was injured on the jobsite. The injured employee then filed two separate lawsuits for his personal injuries against Designed alleging that Designed negligently caused his injuries. Designed then tendered its defense to Pekin, Abel's insurance company which was later rejected. Subsequently Pekin filed a declaratory judgment seeking a declaration that it did not have a duty to defend against Designed. Pekin then filed a motion for summary judgment. One month later Designed filed its cross-motion for summary judgment.
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
140826 People
v. Rosado Filed 9-09-16
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
141127 People
v. Lucious
Filed 9-08-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
141022 People v. Shief Filed 9-08-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
143490 933 Van
Buren Condominium Assoc. v. West Van Buren, LLC
Filed 9-08-16
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 151196 Illinois Emcasco Insurance Company v. Tufano Filed 9-8-16 (ATH)
No. 2016 IL App (2d) 140325 People v. Munoz-Salgado Filed 9-8-16 (ATH)
No. 2016 IL App (4th) 150568 CF SBC Pledgor 1 2012-1 Trust v. Clark/School, LLC Filed 9-8-16 (ATH)
No. 2016 IL App (5th) 150282 Bueker v. Madison County, IL Filed 9-7-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (5th) 130554 People v. Johnson Filed 9-7-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (4th) 141109 Van Dyke v. White Filed 9-7-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (3rd) 150229 Jackson v. DBR Jackson Partnership Filed 9-7-16 (MGB)
Father included his 4 children on a contract for deed to purchase farm land which was executed by father and each child. At completion of contract, father directed Grantor to execute Deed in name of one son, only. We hold that the circuit court erred as a matter of law in finding that Dean executed a completed and irrevocable gift to Cheryl of a one-fifth interest in the Dixon 320 when he caused her name to be listed as a future grantee pursuant to the purchase agreement executed in 1977. The undisputed facts establish that additional steps needed to be performed subsequent to the execution of the original agreement and the addendum; specifically the execution and delivery of the deed. The undisputed facts establish that Dean remained in control of steps necessary to complete the gift to Cheryl, and it is uncontroverted that he exercised that control in such a manner as to revoke the purported gift to Cheryl when he instructed Margaret to execute the deed to Russell as the sole grantee. We hold, therefore, that the trial court erred as a matter of law in finding that Cheryl had an equitable interest in the Dixon 320 property by operation of a purported gift to her from Dean when the purchase agreement was executed in 1977. Because the purchase agreement conveyed no legal or equitable interest to her, any actions by her or Russell subsequent to the execution of the original purchase agreement had no relevance. Thus, the trial court erred in granting Cheryl's cross-motion for summary judgment and denying Russell's motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, we reverse the order granting Cheryl's cross-motion for summary judgment and denying Russel's motion for summary judgment. We remand the cause to the circuit court for entry of an order granting Russel's motion for summary judgment.
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
122731 Andrews v.
Marriott International, Inc. Filed 9-6-16
Plaintiff Erin Andrews
appeals after Defendant's 2-619 Motion to Dismiss was
granted. Andrews
was secretly recorded while in her hotel room by another
hotel guest, Michael David Barrett, while she stayed at
the Blackwell Inn.
She sued Preferred Hotel Group
(Preferred), the service provider of Blackwell's online
reservation system, for disclosure of the details of her
hotel stay with Barrett.
Plaintiff's theory of liability was that
Preferred engaged in a joint venture with the hotel or
voluntarily assumed a duty to protect plaintiff's
No. 2016 IL App (1st)
140158 Conxall
Corporation v. Iconn Systems, LLCFiled 9-2-16 (LJD)
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 150358 James v. SCR Medical Transportation, Inc. Filed 9-2-16 (ATH)
Plaintiff Corey James, a van driver employed by SCR Medical Transportation, Inc. to drive a Pace paramedical transportation vehicle, suffered personal injuries in an accident with a motorist whom he contends was underinsured. After receiving the $50,000 limit of the other motorist's insurance coverage and a $28,608 settlement in workers' compensation benefits from his own employer, James requested underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) from his employer's business automobile liability insurer. Upon the denial of this claim, James then filed this suit seeking declaratory relief entitling him up to $1 million in UIM. James appeals from a trial court order dismissing his third amended complaint with Prejudice.
No. 2016 IL App (1st) 152203 Vlupitta v. Walsh Construction Company Filed 9-2-16 (ATH)
Plaintiff Anthony Vulpitta sued defendants Walsh Construction Company and The Walsh Group, Limited , for retaliatory discharge and discrimination on the basis of a work-related disability. The main issue presented in this appeal is whether Vulpitta filed his original underlying charges with the Illinois Department of Human Rights within 180 days of his termination as required by law. The trial court found that he did not and granted summary judgment to the defendants. The court also found there were no material issues of fact supporting Vulpitta's retaliatory discharge claim. Vulpitta appeals, contending that the trial court made improper factual findings to resolve these claims. We disagree and therefore affirm.
No. 2016 IL App (3d) 150018 Sandlin v. Harrah's Illinois Corporation Filed 9-2-16 (ATH)
In the context of a personal injury action arising out of a slip and fall injury at a hotel, one of the codefendants, Harrah's Illinois Corporation filed a counterclaim against another codefendant, Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc. (HGB), seeking contractual indemnification or contribution (count I) and statutory contribution (count II).1, 2 After all of the defendants settled with plaintiff and good-faith findings were made, the trial court granted summary judgment for HBG on both counts of the counterclaim. Harrah's appeals the grant of summary judgment but only as to count I (contractual contribution) of the counterclaim. We affirm the trial court's judgment.
No. 2016 IL App (3d) 150526 Emerald Performance Materials, LLC v. The Illinois Pollution Control Board filed 9-2-16 (ATH)
No. 2016 IL App (4th)
140309 People v. Stafford Filed 9-01-16 (MGB)
No. 2016 IL App (3rd)
150813 People v. Lubienski
Filed 9-01-16 (MGB)


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If you were still wondering what the thousands of dead and wounded U.S. soldiers (and billions in funds) lost in Afghanistan accomplished, your confusion is about to be exponentially increased. This week, our Afghan allies in the government pardoned one of the most ruthless terrorists in the world — a man who murdered Americans, supported throwing acid in the faces of girls and women, and stood out among the most blood-soaked terrorists in the world. He is now effectively the ally of the Afghan government and by extension the United States. The man is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the hated leader of the militant group, Hezb-i-Islami. He is better known by his popular and well-earned nickname: "The Butcher of Kabul."
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Below is my column in USA Today on Donald Trump's statement that he thinks that American citizens should be tried at Guantanamo Bay with other "terrible people" accused of terrorism. I have previously criticized Hillary Clinton for her views on free speech and executive power. However, the suggestion that U.S. citizens could be sent for faux trials at Gitmo is truly chilling. Here is the column.
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Having seen recent events culminating with the failed coup to oust Turkish leader Erdogan and the onset of his Orwellian crackdown against the judiciary, academics and any others perceived to be a threat to his increasingly autocratic rule, the time has come for the United States and subsequently the NATO alliance to reconsider whether Turkey is stable enough to host a nuclear stockpile.
New Yorker Magazine, quoting Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, Incirlik Airbase holds about fifty B-61 thermonuclear bombs–more than twenty-five percent of the nuclear weapons in the NATO stockpile. The dial-a-yield of these bombs can be adjusted from 0.3 kilotons to as many as one hundred seventy kilotons. For comparison, the yield of the Little Boy device that destroyed Hiroshima is estimated at fifteen kilotons.
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Today, Islam is a system of social organization within Muslim Societies that includes one-fifth of the world's population and is the world's fastest growing religion. The contribution of Islam to world civilization is undeniable, however in the last one hundred years, Muslims have been faced with all of the effects of modernity, caused by the emergence of capitalism and its ramifications. What does modernity ultimately mean for Muslims, and how will the historical precepts of Islam meet with changes in our globalized world?
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At the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting of 2007 in Atlanta and 2008 in Richmond, Virginia we organized nine panels on Islam and Muslim Societies. We are now preparing for the publication of an edited volume on the Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies focusing on the social, cultural, political, economic and religious aspects of Muslim Societies and modern Islamic life. We invite submission of articles and chapters to be considered for this volume.
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