Hollander & Hollander v. Kamenjarin

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Hollander and Hollander (Hollander), a law firm and a judgment creditor of Nicholas Kamenjarin, filed an action against the Illinois Department of Revenue (the Department) to garnish certain money allegedly due Kamenjarin from the Department. The circuit court entered judgment against the Department for $3,114.38. In this appeal, the Department maintains that under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear this case, which involved an agency of the State of Illinois.

Having obtained a judgment…