Children's Memorial Hospital v. Mueller

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• finding that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the doctrine of sovereign immunity for the plaintiffs declaratory judgment action against the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS
• finding that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the doctrine of sovereign immunity for the plaintiff's declaratory judgment action against the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS
• finding a suit founded upon a contract with the State and which seeks to impose a monetary obligation on the State is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Claims
• finding a suit founded upon a contract with the State and which seeks to impose a monetary obligation on the State is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Claims
• finding a suit founded upon a contract with the State and which seeks to impose a monetary obligation on the State is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Claims
• “immunity extends not only to actions where the State is named as the defendant, but also to actions against State departments, such as DCFS, and State officers acting pursuant to their lawful authority” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).