Illinois Compiled Statutes

735 ILCS 5/14-102 (2026)

Summons to issue

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(735 ILCS 5/14-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 14-102)
    Sec. 14-102. Summons to issue. Upon the filing of a complaint for mandamus the clerk of the court shall issue a summons, in like form, as near as may be as summons in other civil cases. The summons shall be made returnable within a time designated by the plaintiff not less than 5 nor more than 30 days after the service of the summons.
(Source: P.A. 83-357.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1999–2020 · leading case: Owens v. Snyder, 811 N.E.2d 738 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004).
Owens v. Snyder, 811 N.E.2d 738 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 4× “" 735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 2002). Section 14-103 requires served defendants to answer or otherwise plead in response to the complaint within a set period of time.”
Ronnie L. McAtee v. Roger D. Cowan, 250 F.3d 506 (7th Cir. 2001). “See 735 ILCS 5/14-102; People ex rel. Braver v.”
People Ex Rel. Braver v. Washington, 724 N.E.2d 68 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 1996). [2] Section 3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections provides in relevant part: "§ 3-6-3.”
Reid v. Sternes, 59 F. App'x 880 (7th Cir. 2003). “735 ILCS 5/14-102,14-103. Reid also failed to exhaust his state remedies because he did not appeal the circuit court’s denial of his petition.”
Williams v. Dorethy, 2019 IL App (3d) 180135 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “However, we choose to follow Carroll, which is a much more recent case from our own district, especially in light of the clear statutory directive in section 14-102 (735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 2016)) that the clerk “shall” issue a summons to the defendant after a mandamus petition…”
Williams v. Dorethy, 2019 IL App (3d) 180135 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “However, we choose to follow Carroll, which is a much more recent case from our own district, especially in light of the clear statutory directive in section 14-102 (735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 2016)) that the clerk “shall” issue a summons to the defendant after a mandamus petition…”
Wiliams v. Knauer, 2019 IL App (3d) 180310-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “The payment authorization was approved by the Chief Administrative Officer of HCC on February 26, 2018. 1 It would appear that the petition in this case is more properly referred to as a complaint for mandamus relief.”
Williams v. Dorethy, 2019 IL App (3d) 180135 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “However, we choose to follow Carroll, which is a much more recent case from our own district, especially in light of the clear statutory directive in section 14-102 (735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 2016)) that the clerk “shall” issue a summons to the defendant after a mandamus petition…”
People ex rel. Braver v. Washington (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “735 ILCS 5/14-102 (West 1996). 2: Section 3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections provides in relevant part: "§ 3-6-3.”
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