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Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Case Information

Filed 2024-03-11
Status Open
Type Dt Driving Under The Influence
Docket 23 entries

Parties

Plaintiff People Of The State Of Illinois
Defendant Shear, Jami L
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Judge

Hon. Traffic, Judge

Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Docket Entries

  1. CITATION ISSUED
  2. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE
  3. Citation Issued. Comment CITATION ISSUED
  4. Appearance Filed Comment APPEARANCE FILED BY ATTORNEY BRIAN HIATT
  5. Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension filed Comment PETITION TO RESCIND STATUTORY SUMMARY SUSPENSION FILED BY ATTORNEY BRIAN HIATT
  6. NOTIFIED STATE'S ATTORNEY NOTIFIED DEFENDANT Comment NOTIFIED STATE'S ATTORNEY NOTIFIED DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY, BRIAN HIATT OFFICIAL NOTICE OF HEARING Sent on: 08:46:37.57
  7. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: HEARING ON PETITION TO RESCIND S.S.S. Date: Time: 10:30 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC)
  8. Hearing on Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension Original Type Hearing on Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 10:30 AM Result Continued Comment
  9. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED EARLY. ASA BICKEL APPEARS FOR THE STATE. ATTORNEY HIATT, PC APPEARS FOR THE DEFENSE. THE DEFENSE MAKES AN ORAL MOTION TO CONTINUE AND WAIVES THE 30 DAY HEARING REQUIREMENT. THE MOTION IS ALLOWED. CASE CONTINUED TO 8-26-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200 FOR SETTING. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  10. IN COURT SUMMARY: Comment IN COURT SUMMARY: Check In: Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Staff: Bickel, David Martin - ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY: Present Prosecutors: Parties: SHEAR, JAMI L - DEFENDANT: Not Present Hiatt, Brian - Attorney for DEFENDANT: Present 
 
 
 The following event: HEARING ON PETITION TO RESCIND S.S.S. scheduled for at 10:30 am has been resulted as follows: 
 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC) 
 
 Events Added: 
 
 SETTING has been scheduled with CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W on 08/26/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:00 am 
 Event Notes: 
  11. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: SETTING Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  12. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  13. CONTINUED DEFENDANT'S MOTION Comment CASE CALLED. ASA BICKEL APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT APPEARS WITH ATTORNEY HIATT, PC. CASE CONTINUED ON THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SETTING TO 12-5-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  14. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: SETTING Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  15. IN COURT SUMMARY: Comment IN COURT SUMMARY: Check In: Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Staff: Bickel, David Martin - ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY: Present Prosecutors: Parties: SHEAR, JAMI L - DEFENDANT: Present Hiatt, Brian - Attorney for DEFENDANT: Present 
 
 
 The following event: SETTING scheduled for at 9:00 am has been resulted as follows: 
 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC) 
 
 Events Added: 
 
 SETTING has been scheduled with CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W on 12/05/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:00 am 
 Event Notes: 
  16. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Parties Present Plaintiff: People of the State of Illinois Assistant State's Attorney: Bickel, David Martin Defendant: SHEAR, JAMI L *Attorney: Hiatt, Brian
  17. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Bickel appears for the State. The defendant appears with Attorney Hiatt, PC. Case continued on the defendant's motion for setting to 3-4-25 at 2:30 pm in room 200. The defendant must appear. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  18. Confirmation of SSS filed. Effective date of suspension.
  19. Petition Filed Comment Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension
  20. Notice of Hearing on SSS mailed to Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Comment Atty Brian Hiatt
  21. Hearing on Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension Original Type Hearing on Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 11:30 AM Result Motion Allowed Parties Present Plaintiff: People of the State of Illinois Assistant State's Attorney: Bickel, David Martin Defendant: SHEAR, JAMI L *Attorney: Hiatt, Brian
  22. Minutes Comment Case called for hearing on petition to rescind. Asa Bickel appears for the state. The defendant appears with Attorney Hiatt, PC. The state confesses error, not properly warned. The petition to rescind is allowed. Clerk to notify the secretary of state. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  23. Notified Secretary of State to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension.

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