Madison County Veterans Assistance Commission
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157 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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According to the Fifth District Appellate Court’s briefing schedule, all briefs are expected to be submitted by the end of the year in a $1 million funding dispute involving the Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County (VAC) and Superintendent Bradley Lavite.
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The Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County (VAC) and Superintendent Bradley Lavite are appealing Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan’s orders denying summary judgment and dismissing the amended $1 million funding dispute.
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The Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County and Superintendent Bradley Lavite seek an appealable order after Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted Madison County officials’ motion to dismiss the amended $1 million funding dispute.
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A program to better train and prepare law enforcement to deal with veterans who may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder has been endorsed by a candidate for circuit court judge.
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In a reply supporting their motion to dismiss an amended $1 million funding dispute, Madison County officials argue that the Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County and Superintendent Bradley Lavite repeat previously dismissed claims.
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Madison County and several officials again seek to dismiss a $1 million funding dispute, arguing that the Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County and Superintendent Bradley Lavite still fail to state a legally recognizable cause of action.
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Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan granted dismissal of a $1 million suit over alleged funding shortfalls filed by the Veterans’ Assistance Commission of Madison County and Superintendent Bradley Lavite.
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Following a series of delays, the attorney representing Madison County Veterans' Assistance Commission has moved for summary judgment.
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Madison County Circuit Judge David Dugan has continued a case management conference in the Veterans Assistance Commission and superintendent Brad Lavite’s suit seeking more than $1 million due to alleged funding shortfalls.
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The Veterans Assistance Commission and superintendent Brad Lavite denied Madison County’s affirmative defenses alleging the plaintiffs’ suit seeking more than $1 million due to alleged funding shortfalls is “frivolous” and without “basis in fact or law.”
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MOUNT VERNON – Madison County must fully honor a warrant for fees that Tom Burkart charged as counsel to veteran assistance superintendent Brad Lavite, Fifth District appellate judges ruled.
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EAST ST. LOUIS – Current and former Madison County leaders acted reasonably when they banned veterans assistance superintendent Brad Lavite from the administration building, U.S. District Judge David Herndon ruled on Oct. 29.
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The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed Clinton County Associate Judge William Becker’s order denying veteran services officer Brad Lavite’s request to pay attorney’s fees with funds intended for assisting Madison County veterans.
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EAST ST. LOUIS – At 4:03 a.m. on July 12, U.S. District Judge David Herndon posted an order ripping lawyer Tom Burkart and canceling a July 23 trial date for Burkart’s client, Madison County Veteran Assistance Commissioner Brad Lavite.
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BENTON – Former Madison County administrator Joseph Parente did not destroy information that veteran assistance Superintendent Brad Lavite needed for a suit against the county, U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly decided on Feb. 15.
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BENTON – After hours of argument and testimony at two hearings about destruction of data in Madison County government, U.S. Magistrate Reona Daly hasn’t begun to solve the mystery.
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BENTON – While state police examine Madison County computers they seized on Jan. 10, U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly prepares for a hearing on the wiping of a hard drive in the transition from the prior administration to the current one.
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After 21 months of lockout from the Madison County Veterans Assistance Commission
office, an attorney for Superintendent Brad Lavite said his client was "very ecstatic" about having his access to the county administration building restored.
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Romani For some veterans returning from the fight overseas, the fight at home may be just as daunting if it involves run-ins with the law.
