PEOPLE EX REL. DIRECTOR OF CORR. v. EDWARDS

No. 5-02-0455.

812 N.E.2d 355 (2004)

349 Ill.App.3d 383

285 Ill.Dec. 535

The PEOPLE ex rel. DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted June 22, 2004.

Opinion Filed June 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Edwards, Ina, for Appellant (Pro Se).

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Timothy K. McPike, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Department of Corrections (the Department) sued the defendant, Wayne Edwards, an inmate who was then incarcerated at Big Muddy Correctional Center, to recover costs incurred during the inmate's incarceration. The defendant appeals the circuit court's decision allowing the Department to attach $4,000 of a bank account in his name. We affirm.

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