Bill Text: IL HR0323 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Approves and adopts the recommendation of the House Judiciary-Civil Committee that reimbursement of attorney's fees and expenses for the sum of $25,246 in the matter of the challenges of Representative Eva Dina Delgado's qualifications are reasonable, just, and proper.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-21 - Resolution Adopted 111-000-000 [HR0323 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0323-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, A Petition was filed by Representative Jim Durkin | ||||||
3 | with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on February 4, | ||||||
4 | 2020, challenging the qualifications of Representative Eva | ||||||
5 | Dina Delgado; and
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6 | WHEREAS, A Petition was filed by Representative Anne | ||||||
7 | Stava-Murray with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on | ||||||
8 | February 4, 2020, challenging the qualifications of | ||||||
9 | Representative Eva Dina Delgado; and
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10 | WHEREAS, An Amended Petition was filed by Representative | ||||||
11 | Jim Durkin with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on | ||||||
12 | February 27, 2020, challenging the qualifications of | ||||||
13 | Representative Eva Dina Delgado; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Representative Delgado was elected as the | ||||||
15 | Illinois House Representative for the Third District on | ||||||
16 | November 3, 2020; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The two petitioners either failed to prosecute or | ||||||
18 | withdrew their respective petitions in December 2020; and
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19 | WHEREAS, A Petition for Attorney's Fees and Costs | ||||||
20 | requesting reimbursement was filed by Miller Shakman Levine & |
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1 | Feldman LLP, as counsel for Representative Delgado, with the | ||||||
2 | Clerk of the House of Representatives on January 5, 2021; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The One Hundred Second General Assembly commenced | ||||||
4 | on January 13, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, An Amended Petition for Attorney's Fees and Costs | ||||||
6 | in the sum of $31,798 was filed by Miller Shakman Levine & | ||||||
7 | Feldman LLP, as counsel for Representative Delgado, with the | ||||||
8 | Clerk of the House of Representatives on March 4, 2021; and
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9 | WHEREAS, On May 10, 2021, the House Judiciary-Civil | ||||||
10 | Committee held a subject matter hearing on the Amended | ||||||
11 | Petition for Attorney's Fees and Costs pursuant to House Rule | ||||||
12 | 88(g); and
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13 | WHEREAS, On May 12, 2021, House Judiciary-Civil Committee | ||||||
14 | received a supplemental declaration from Miller Shakman Levine & | ||||||
15 | Feldman LLP, which has been duly considered as part of the | ||||||
16 | record in ascertaining what fees and expenses are proper under | ||||||
17 | the terms of engagement, consistent with work performed, and | ||||||
18 | for the purpose of ascertaining what fees and expenses are | ||||||
19 | reasonable, just, and proper under the circumstances; | ||||||
20 | therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
2 | the House does approve and adopt the recommendation of the | ||||||
3 | House Judiciary-Civil Committee that reimbursement of | ||||||
4 | attorney's fees and expenses for the sum of, and not to exceed, | ||||||
5 | $25,246 in this matter are reasonable, just, and proper; and | ||||||
6 | be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the House authorizes that reimbursement sum | ||||||
8 | from any appropriations available for that purpose.
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