KERRY L. BASS, Claimant, v. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant moved to transfer his claim to the Circuit Court of Cook County because he intended to sue Cook County instead of the State. The Court denied the motion and dismissed the claim without prejudice, finding no authority to transfer claims to other courts.
Cases cited: First Baptist Church of Lombard v. State, 47 Ill. Ct. Cl. 423
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Headnotes
- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE-Court of Claims had no authority to transfer claim to circuit court-motion to transfer denied-claim dismissed. Where the Claimant sought to have his claim transferred from the Court of Claims to the small claims section of the circuit court because he mistakenly sued the State rather than a county as intended, the Court of Claims had no authority to transfer the claim to another court, and therefore, the Claimant’s motion to transfer was denied and the claim was dismissed.
ORDER
EPSTEIN, J. This claim is before the Court on the Claimant’s motion to transfer this matter to the small claims section of the Circuit Court of Cook County, for the reason that he has sued the wrong party and, instead of State personnel, intends to sue Cook County or some of its personnel. As this Court has previously held, we are unaware of any authority for transferring a claim from this Court to other courts. (See First Baptist Church of Lombard v. State, 47 Ill. Ct. Cl. 423.) Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 1. Claimant’s motion to transfer is denied; 2. This claim is dismissed without prejudice.