Holly v. Montes

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Burke took no part in the decision.

OPINION

The plaintiff, Christopher Holly, filed an original complaint for mandamus in this court under Supreme Court Rule 381 (188 Ill. 2d R. 381(c)). He sought an order directing the Prisoner Review Board (Board) to eliminate the condition of electronic home confinement (EHC) during his mandatory supervised release (MSR). Prior to oral argument on his complaint, however, Holly’s EHC was terminated, and the electronic monitoring device was…