Jordan v. Knafel

THIRD DIVISION December 12, 2007 No. 1-06-2398 MICHAEL JORDAN, ) Appeal from ) the Circuit Court Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellee, ) of Cook County. ) v. ) No. 05 CH 13060 ) KARLA KNAFEL, ) Honorable ) Stuart E. Palmer, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court: This action arises from a complaint for declaratory judgment originally filed by plaintiff Michael Jordan alleging that defendant Karla Knafel was attempting to extort $5 million from him by threatening to publicly expose their relationship. Knafel filed a…