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JOHNSON v. HALLORAN

No. 89594.

742 N.E.2d 741 (2000)

194 Ill.2d 493

252 Ill.Dec. 203

Richard R. JOHNSON, Appellee, v. Michael J. HALLORAN et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Michael Kelly, Steven M. Puiszis and John P. Goggin, of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (Stephen R. Swofford, of counsel), for appellants.

Bruce A. Beeman, of Wolter, Beeman & Lynch, Springfield, for appellee.

Chief Justice HARRISON delivered he opinion of the court:

The issue in this case is whether sovereign immunity bars an action against members of the Cook County public defender's office for negligence they allegedly committed in the course of representing Richard Johnson, an indigent criminal defendant, pursuant to an appointment by the circuit court. The circuit court answered this question in the affirmative and granted summary judgment in favor of the public defenders...

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