Illinois Supreme Court· 9/21/1987

People Ex Rel. Foreman v. Nash

Citations

514 N.E.2d 180
118 Ill. 2d 90
112 Ill. Dec. 714
1987 Ill. LEXIS 226

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refusing to address the merits because the questions presented are not important to the administration of justice
refusing to address the merits because the questions presented are not important to the administration of justice
first examining whether writs of mandamus or prohibition or supervisory orders would constitute appropriate remedies in that case
first examining whether writs of mandamus or prohibition or supervisory orders would constitute appropriate remedies in that case
“[W]e do not consider that the questions as presented here are of such importance to the administration of justice that they necessitate this court’s exercise of its supervisory authority.”
where the issue presented is sufficiently important to the administration of justice, this court may issue a writ of prohibition even if all of the aforementioned requirements are not met

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Judges: Ward, Cunningham

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