Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
Decided May 13, 1980No. Nos. 79-CC-1008, 79-CC-1009, 79-CC-1010, 79-CC-1011PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRoe, C. J.
These four claims arose out of the tragic deaths of four guards during the prison riot at Pontiac Correctional Center on July 22, 1978. On July 6, 1979, the Respondents moved to dismiss the claims. By order of the Court, the claims were consolidated on July 25,1979. At the direction of the Chief Judge, Commissioner Robert Barnes, Jr., was assigned to hear oral arguments on said motion, and a hearing was held on November 15,1979, at Room 122B of the Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois.
The Respondents moved for involuntary dismissal pursuant to Section 48 of the Civil Practice Act, (Ill.…
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