Legal Opinion

County of Du Page v. Illinois Labor Relations Board

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 17, 2005No. 2-04-0392PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MALLEY

delivered the order of the court:

This cause comes before us on petitioners’ motion for attorney fees. As this is the forum in which petitioners first succeeded, and as this issue was not (and could not have been) passed upon by the trial court, we sit as the trier of fact on petitioners’ motion. As such, we “will award only those fees that are reasonable, consisting of reasonable charges for reasonable services.” Mountbatten Surety Co. v. Szabo Contracting, Inc., 349 Ill. App. 3d 857, 873 (2004).

We have carefully examined petitioners’ motion for attorney fees; the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mountbatten Surety Co. v. Szabo Contracting, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  2. Citizens Organizing Project v. Department of Natural ResourcesIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Robinson v. Johnson Supplemental opinion upon denial of rehearing - filed March 25, 2004 - added to end of this opinionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  4. People v. WardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  5. Sutton v. EdgarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fosler v. Midwest Care Center II, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  2. Fosler v. Midwest Care Center II, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. Fosler v. Midwest Care Center II, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. Fosler v. Midwest Care Center II, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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