39 Ill. App. 3d 476 - Varnes v. Dougherty’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every action to review a final administrative decision shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the issuance of summons within 35 days from the date that a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon the party affected thereby.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 87 Ill. App. 3d 920 - Hoffman v. Department of Registration & Education · 107 Ill. App. 3d 704 - Cox v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

2. “This 35-day limit is a jurisdictional requirement [citation], and a plaintiff who fails to file a complaint within the specified period is time-barred from seeking review of the agency decision. [Citation.] * * * In short, once plaintiff received notice via certified mail * * * of the director's suspension order, his only recourse was to file an administrative review action within 35 days.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 107 Ill. App. 3d 704 - Cox v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners