filing a federal lawsuit against the state of illinois?
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First, read the 11th Amendment, which prevents citizens from suing a state, or a state agency/officer where monetary damages would be paid from the state treasury, in federal court.\n\nThen, talk to an attorney, because any legal suit against any government agency is going to become complicated quickly.
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Oh my God?! You should sue the crap out of the city, the state, and the country. I mean, you had no plates on your car and your friend had a warrant. I can't believe those pigs would bother you for that. \nPeople complain about frivolous lawsuits but half the people on here say you should sue. For what? Because you and your friend broke the law. Grow up and take responsibilty for yourself.
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Yes you can easily fight this one and should. All tickets should be litigated. They are just using you as a profit center. Time to stop this.
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Contact a lawyer to find out your rights and to sue for the money.
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You can file a lawsuit against just about anyone.\n\nThat's not the problem....the problem is sustaining and hopefully winning the lawsuit.\n\nThe two main problems you run up against in suing government agencies is, a) that they essentially have unlimited funds to defend the lawsuit, and b) many times governmental agencies have partial to nearly total immunity from lawsuit (usually depending on the nature of the claims brought).  So it's very difficult to EFFECTIVELY sue a governmental agency like the Department of Social Services.  But if you have the right kind of claim, then you can successfully sue.
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You seem to have a valid point.  If I were you I would hire an attorney in good standing with the GOP and I would file a suit in federal court.  I think your case would be a sure winner.
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I would think that Illinois State would at least have a link to something in their web site. Enjoy your time here..
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Go to this site and enter the appropriate information to conduct a search:\n\nhttp://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp
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http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp\nThere's the search page
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When it comes to legal matters of this sort--one has to be very specific on details-------First-hopefully this company is within the same state in which you have residence--if this be the case--call the state's Attorney General's offices and they will assist you in making a formal complaint and council you on your options (in some states they will do this for you even if the business your having problems with is an out of state address)----if it is not in the same state  as you ---you may need to go to the Federal Trade Commission  (FTC) to get satisfaction--------in any case---and not meaning any disrespect to those who have answered in the manner---the BBB is not going to give you satisfaction in this matter--all the BBB does is take the report--contact the business in question and give them a chance to file a report on their side of this story---if the business files that report---BBB will file it along with your complaint and log it as a settled matter and that will be that---they do not advocate--council--negotiate--or seek legal actions against anyone-------------have all your records of contracts--reciepts and other correspondence handy when you contact the Attorney General's office because --once you get the person on the line that will talk to you about the specifics--they more than likely have alot of questions and will want to know particulars that only the paperwork will provide-------------Hope this Helps---------Now----Go Nail the Bastards
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You can not sue the state. You may sue a department of that state if grievous hard was done by that department. A cop kills a man just because of his color.
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Don't know I live in Illinois.
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It is not a in the state's jurisdiction.  Federal court is the only option unless your state has similar provisions.
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In Kane County Illinois:  $10,000.00\nAccording to the Illinois Attorney General:  http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/smlclaims.html\n\nSmall Claims Court Self Help Center for Kane County:  http://kane.illinoislegalaid.org/\nThis article recommends the website above:\nhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/18/kane-county-il-courts-get-a-self-help-center/\nKANE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE offers this:\nhttp://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:7WS_2_eV0KEJ:www.cic.co.kane.il.us/printable/atty_pub_info.pdf+Kane+County+Illinois+small+claims+court&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=9\nYou can download the above as a PDF:  http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/printable/atty_pub_info.pdf\nHere is Kane Counties Circuit Court Website:  http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/\nHere is a guide that will help you:  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/consumerism/small_il.html\nThe Self Help Legal Center also offers some advice:  http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:NE7jUpxCB14J:www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smallclaims.pdf+illinois+small+claims+court&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4\nYou can get the article as a PDF file:  http://www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smallclaims.pdf\nFor the forms download this PDF file:\nhttp://www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smclasup.pdf\nYou will need to copy and paste the forms into another word processor program to fill them out since you can't edit Adobe Acrobat files unless you buy their expensive word processor.\nThis site can provide more advice:\nhttp://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=1001\nHere is the address for the county clerk:\nKane County\nCounty Clerk\n719 S. Batavia Ave.\nGeneva, IL 60134
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If you simply want to have the lawyer disciplined, you would simply call the state bar association in Illinois.  They will provide you with a referral to the appropriate discipliary comittee.\n\nSome (not all) state bars provide some compensation on their own for people who were harmed by bad lawyers.  But if you want to sue for malpractice, you'll need to get a lawyer of your own.
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Is this just a simple Small Claims Court suit?  If so, you don't have to be formal or anything.  No special form is needed.  \n\nJust send a response outlining your side of the story.  Give copies of receipts or proof to support your claim.  \n\nThen be sure to appear in court.  If you do not show up, the other side wins by default.\n\nIf this is in a higher court, and/or for a lot of money, you will need to consult an attorney.
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This sounds like a case I read first year of law school: Woman called 911 and said someone was trying to kill her..it took police liek 20 minutes to get there and she tried to sue. Well, that didnt work out so good in her favor.\nMy first response is to say "no" because usually governments are exempt from that type of liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act and from similar state statutes. Generally you can only sue governments if there is a statute somewhere that says there are civil remedies from citizens and even then there are narrow circumstances to which you can sue the city, and this probably isn't one of them.\nMy final answer----check your state/city's tort statutes to see if they provide a remedy. If not, you are pretty much going to be out of luck.