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J.M. v. BRISENO

No. 1-09-1073.

949 N.E.2d 779 (2011)

350 Ill. Dec. 987

J.M., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mark BRISENO, Respondent-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

June 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neha Lall , Denice Wolf Markham , Lifespan, Richard C. Godfrey, P.C., Catherine Fitzpatrick , Uma M. Amuluru , Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Chicago, for Appellant.

Allegra R. Rich , Molly M. Joyce , Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, for Amici Curiae Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, The National Crime Victim Law Institute, The Victim Rights Law Center, The National Sexual Violence Resource Center, The National Center for Victims of Crime, The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation.

Karnig S. Kerkonian , The Kerkonian Law Firm PC, Evanston, for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice CAHILL delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Petitioner-appellant J.M. appeals the trial court's denial of her petition for an order of protection under the Civil No Contact Order Act (Act) (740 ILCS 22/101 et seq. (West 2008)) after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by respondent. She contends that: (1) the trial court erred by disproportionally allocating the burden of proof to petitioner, and (2) the court erred...

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