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In re Dorothy Berry

35 Ill. Ct. Cl. 553 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1982-01-11 No. 81-CV-0999
Disposition: (No. 81-CV-0999-Claim dismissed.)
Cite as: In re Dorothy Berry, 35 Ill. Ct. Cl. 553 (1982)

In re APPLICATION OF DOROTHY BERRY.

Case summary

Claimant sought benefits under the Crime Victims Compensation Act but died from causes unrelated to the claim, rendering the claim moot. The court dismissed the claim on its own motion.

Claim type: Crime Victim Compensation

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  1. CNMEVICTIMS COMPENSATION Am-death from causes unrelated to claimclaim moot. Claim for benefits under Crime Victims Compensation Act dismissed as Claimant had since died of cause unrelated to claim, thereby rendering claim moot.

DOROTHY BERRY, pro se, for Claimant. TYRONE C. FAHNER, Attorney General (MAUREEN CAIN, Assistant Attorney General, of Counsel), for Respondent.

ROE, C.J.

Upon review of the file, the Court finds that the [*554] Claimant is now deceased from causes unrelated to the above-captioned claim, and therefore this claim is moot.

On the Court’s motion, it is hereby ordered that this claim be and is hereby dismissed.

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