People Ex Rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that courts must remain mindful of the subject a regulation addresses and the apparent intent of the agency in enacting it
• noting that “[a]long with the parties’ responsibility to adhere to deadlines *** comes the assurance that a filing will be deemed filed when submitted”
• describing forfeiture argument as “ultimately irrelevant, as the issue in this case is one of jurisdiction, which any reviewing court has an obligation to consider” (citing Franson v. Micelli, 172 Ill. 2d 352, 355 (1996))
• describing forfeiture argument as “ultimately irrelevant, as the issue in this case is one of jurisdiction, which any reviewing court has an obligation to consider” (citing Franson v. Micelli, 172 Ill. 2d 352, 355 (1996))
• \Administrative rules and regulations have the force and effect of law.\
• “Because an appeal of a Commission decision is allowed by law only in those districts where the subject matter of the appeal is situated, the appellate court must meet that statutory requirement, even before it can determine which district first acquired jurisdiction”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).