People Ex Rel. Barrett v. Finnegan

This is an original petition for mandamus filed by leave of the court. The petition is presented on the relation of the Attorney General against Philip J. Finnegan as judge of the circuit court of Cook county. It asks that the writ of mandamus issue compelling respondent to expunge from the record certain orders entered by him in the case of James Gordon, plaintiff, v. Warren Wright, Treasurer of the State of Illinois, et al. defendants, being cause No. 41-C8711 on the docket of said court. Respondent appeared and filed a motion to dismiss the petition. Following the established rule of this…