FILLIUNG v. ADAMS

No. 1-07-2787.

899 N.E.2d 485 (2008)

Larry FILLIUNG and Ryan Hayes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Carol L. ADAMS, in her official capacity as Secretary of Department of Human Services, The Department of Human Services, Michael S. Pelletier, in his official capacity as the Elgin Mental Health Center Facility Director, and Dennis H. Headley, in his official capacity as Elgin Forensic Program Director, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin F. Mandel, Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellants

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Chicago, for Defendants-Appellees.


Presiding Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs are committed to a mental health unit for the criminally insane, that is part of the Elgin Mental Health Center, in Elgin, Illinois. They filed this suit to challenge certain policies at the mental health center that affect their access to and possession of property and funds. The trial court granted defendants' motions for summary judgment and to strike portions of plaintiffs' motion...

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