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BROWN v. GROSSKOPF

No. 4-12-0402.

984 N.E.2d 1167 (2013)

2013 IL App (4th) 120402

368 Ill. Dec. 697

Thomas J. BROWN, State's Attorney of Livingston County, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew E. GROSSKOPF and Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

February 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Uphoff (argued), State's Attorney, of Pontiac ( Randy A. Yedinak , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Chicago ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Jane Elinor Notz (argued). Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellee Lisa Madigan.

Donald M. Craven and Esther J. Seitz , both of Donald M. Craven, P.C., of Springfield, for appellee Matthew E. Grosskopf

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a March 2012 hearing, the trial court granted defendant Attorney General of the State of Illinois Lisa Madigan's motion to dismiss, dismissing with prejudice plaintiff Livingston County State's Attorney Thomas J. Brown's lawsuit for declaratory relief. Brown appeals, arguing the trial court erred by finding the State's Attorney's office is a "public body" within...

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