Legal Opinion
Hennings v. Chandler
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 2008No. 102694, 103405 consPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karmeier
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
These consolidated appeals present the question of whether a trial court has the authority to sua sponte deny a state habeas corpus complaint without notice to the plaintiff, leave to amend the complaint, or a hearing. We conclude that a trial court has such authority, and therefore affirm the appellate court in both cases.
BACKGROUND
Contained within the Code of Civil Procedure (Code or Act) (735 ILCS 5/5 — 101 et seq. (West 2002)) is article X, which codifies the…
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