No. 24-7156

Michael S. Main v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2025-05-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: defendant-rights ineffective-assistance judicial-recusal post-conviction preliminary-hearing procedural-due-process
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a judge should have recused himself in a post-conviction petition, and whether a defendant has the right to an effective preliminary inquiry when asserting the right to be present

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2024-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2025)

Attorneys

Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Michael S. Main
Michael S. Main — Petitioner