Daley v. Hett

Plaintiff in these original proceedings, Richard M. Daley, State’s Attorney of Cook County, filed three separate motions for leave to file complaints for writs of mandamus or writs of prohibition under Supreme Court Rule 381 (87 Ill. 2d R. 381). The motions seek, in the alternative, supervisory orders under Supreme Court Rule 383 (94 Ill. 2d R. 383). The nominal defendants are Philip J. Carey and Thomas A. Hett, judges of the circuit court of Cook County. We granted plaintiff’s motions and subsequently consolidated the three proceedings upon finding that each presented the same issues.

Each…