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SYKES v. COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT PROBATE DIV.

No. 15-1781.

837 F.3d 736 (2016)

Gloria Jean SYKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT PROBATE DIVISION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 14, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Varchetto , Attorney, Law Offices Of Richard M. Varchetto , Elmhurst, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary Ellen Welsh , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Peter J. Schmiedel , Ronald D. Menna, Jr. , Attorneys, Fischel & Kahn, Amy L. Anderson , Joshua C. Bell , Attorneys, Brenner, Monroe, Scott & Anderson, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Gloria Jean Sykes went to her mother's probate proceeding to present a motion and brought her service dog, Shaggy. Instead of letting her present her motion, the judge asked her a series of questions about Shaggy, struck her motion, and entered an order barring Shaggy from the courtroom. Gloria argues that she should be...

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