Elsbury v. STANN AND ASSOCIATES

Defendant, Judith Baar Topinka, the Treasurer of the State of Illinois (the Treasurer), appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County granting plaintiffs’ writ for mandamus. Plaintiff James Dobry brought this mandamus action against the Treasurer seeking to compel her to tender the principal of her general bond to the Group Workers’ Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund (the Insolvency Fund) to ensure payment of his award entered by the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission), now known as the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. See 820 ILCS 305/13 (West 2004). The circuit…