Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of Menard Correctional Facility inmate's complaint
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a Menard Correctional Facility inmate’s complaint for mandamus that named Illinois Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin and the administrative review board and two of its members as defendants. -
Former Alton police officer convicted of theft loses fight to order internal affairs investigation
MOUNT VERNON – Former Alton Illinois police officer Mickey Dooley, convicted of theft 10 years ago, has lost his chance to get his former employer to do an internal investigation into the allegedly false evidence that sent him to prison. -
Dooley loses appeal regarding sexually violent status at Fifth District
MOUNT VERNON – A man who had been convicted of molesting children, has lost an appeal at the Fifth District Appellate Court that challenged an order that found him to be a sexually violent person with commitment to a secure facility. -
Court upholds IEPA's denial of landfill post-closure certification after site found still to contain contaminants
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed an independent Illinois Pollution Control Board’s decision stipulating that regulations require extension of a sanitary landfill’s post-closure upkeep beyond 15 years if the possibility of a future violation still exists. -
Fifth District sends marriage dissolution back to trial court
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has overturned a trial court’s dissolution of a couple’s marriage, holding that the lower court failed to explain its decision to award maintenance payments. -
Fifth District finds man was not prejudiced by counsel in armed robbery case
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled that former Judge John Baricevic did not err in dismissing a postconviction petition of a defendant who disputed the validity of his waiver of counsel. -
Fifth District Appellate Court upholds decision to award workers' compensation payout to ex-wife
MT. VERNON — Chad Toeniskoetter recently lost his appeal to the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court and will have to pay part of his workers' compensation and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) award to his ex-wife for child support. -
Fifth District reverses compensatory damages in dissolution case
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has reversed and remanded a part of a circuit court's judgment in a marriage dissolution case. -
Fifth District denies petition of man convicted of battery
The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a man convicted of battery failed to provide sufficient grounds for the court to allow a successive post-conviction petition. -
Fifth District denies man's petition, states he failed to show counsel deprived him of fair trial
The Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois has denied a local man’s postconviction petition on claims that his constitutional rights were violated at trial. -
Appellate court rules in favor of Workers' Compensation Commission regarding man's cellulitis
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has reversed a ruling issued by St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien favoring a workers' compensation claimant. -
Appellate court upholds St. Clair County ruling terminating East St. Louis father's parental rights
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a lower court's ruling terminating the parental rights of an East St. Louis man. -
Fifth District rules against Wal-Mart in dispute over veterans' work-related injury
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court recently upheld a work comp award to a military veteran involving a work-related injury sustained before he was deployed to Afghanistan. -
Fifth District Appellate Court rejects appeal by convicted murderer
MT. VERNON — An Illinois man who was convicted of murder, armed robbery and home invasion in 1987 lost another appeal. -
Appeals court upholds ruling taking custody of two kids from East St. Louis mother
MT. VERNON — An Illinois mother will not regain primary physical custody of two of her children after an appeals court upheld a decision to not return them to her. The court ruled that the mother of five, who has a history of mental illness and violent outbursts, failed to make enough progress to regain custody of her 10-year-old and her 3-year-old. -
Appellate court compels arbitration for Energy Absorption Systems and John Thomas Inc. in worksite death case
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court recently affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Lopinot's decision compelling arbitration in a lawsuit arising from a construction worker's 2012 worksite death. -
Woman who allegedly allowed local Flyboyz gang to use home for gang activity will have to pay damages
&&&MT. VERNON — Justice Thomas Welsh and the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court upheld on June 1 a Madison County ruling that homeowner Jacqueline Lumpkins, who was accused of maintaining a property used by local gang Flyboyz, is liable for a large sum in damages after Lumpkins appealed asking for the court to fully vacate the ruling. -
Minor loses appeal of decision requiring him to register as sex offender for offenses against sister
MT. VERNON — An appellate court has denied a juvenile’s appeal claiming that his being labeled a sexual predator is unconstitutional. -
Fifth District affirms Crowder's ruling in shareholder case
Appeals court sides with a circuit court decision ruling that the majority shareholders in a closely held corporation oppressed minority shareholders. -
Fifth District affirms $785K whistleblower verdict in alleged EPA violations case
The Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed a Madison County jury’s verdict and Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth’s handling of a truck driver’s whistleblower suit alleging he was terminated after reporting his employer for allegedly inappropriately dumping toxic substances.