No. 23-1339

Frank R. DiFranco v. Patricia M. Fallon, Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County, et al.

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2024-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: election-contest election-law mandatory-or-directory mode-of-procedure state-court statutory-deadlines statutory-election-contest statutory-procedure subject-matter-jurisdiction unauthorized-party vote-counting
Key Terms:
DueProcess Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a State Court has subject matter jurisdiction in a special statutory election contest proceeding

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a State Court has subject matter jurisdiction in a special statutory election contest proceeding when there is a statutorily unauthorized party before the Court and the mode of procedure prescribed by statute is not strictly pursued? 2. Whether statutory deadlines set by the state legislature for counting votes in Federal and State elections are mandatory or directory?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-30
Waiver of Cook County Clerk, Cedric Giles of right to respond submitted.
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2024-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent Cook County Clerk, Cedric Giles to respond filed.
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2024-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent Patricia M. Fallon to respond filed.
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2024-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2024)
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2024-06-20
Letter regarding substitution of party under Rule 35 received from counsel for petitioner.
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2024-04-11
Application (23A912) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until June 21, 2024.
2024-04-09
Application (23A912) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 23, 2024 to June 21, 2024, submitted to Justice Barrett.
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Attorneys

Cook County Clerk, Cedric Giles
Michael J. Kasper — Kasper & Nottage, P.C., Respondent
Frank Difranco
Ilia Usharovich — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Patricia M. Fallon
Steven Michael Laduzinsky — Laduzinsky & Associates, P.C., Respondent