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LANE v. SKLODOWSKI

No. 58601.

97 Ill.2d 311 (1983)

454 N.E.2d 322

MICHAEL P. LANE, Director of Corrections, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT L. SKLODOWSKI, Judge, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Announced July 12 and July 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Michael J. Hayes and James R. Carroll, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Richard A. Devine, Michael E. Shabat, Joan S. Cherry, Myra J. Brown, and Glenn Sechen, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for defendant Judge Robert L. Sklodowski.

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Chris L. Fredericksen, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for defendant Judge Robert E. Manning, Jr.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (Steven J. Prodehl, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for defendant Circuit Court of Will County.

Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford, for defendant Judge Harris H. Agnew.

Robert W. Gettleman and Arthur Don, of D'Ancona & Pflaum, and Ruthanne DeWolfe, all of Chicago, for amicus curiae John Howard Association.

Writs denied; supervisory orders entered.

JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

Our primary responsibility in this original action is to determine the scope of the authority granted to the Director of the Department of Corrections under a statute which provides for the early release of prisoners on account of good conduct. This opinion explains the basis for orders previously entered in this case on July 12, 1983, and July 15, 1983.

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