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Curtis T. Lovelace v. Illinois

Paid petition · Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, No. 4-17-0401 · judgment May 22, 2018

Certiorari denied · May 13, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether charging a person who was tried and acquitted a $35,000 bail bond forfeiture, not related to individualized costs or compliance with bail bond conditions, but instead to fund the offices of the clerk of courts, violates the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments, the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Debra Loevy
Loevy and Loevy

For respondent
Michael Marc Glick

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. May 13 2019
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Fines and Fees Justice Center, et al. GRANTED.
  2. May 13 2019
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers GRANTED.
  3. May 13 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Apr 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
  5. Apr 22 2019
    Reply of petitioner Curtis Lovelace filed.
  6. Apr 08 2019
    Brief of respondent Illinois in opposition filed.
  7. Mar 05 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2019.
  8. Feb 28 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2019 to April 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Feb 08 2019
    Response Requested. (Due March 11, 2019)
  10. Jan 25 2019
    Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Fines and Fees Justice Center, et al. (Distributed)
  11. Jan 25 2019
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Distributed)
  12. Jan 09 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
  13. Jan 02 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
  14. Dec 24 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2019)