In re Curtis B

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-99-2683 Rel

Case Date: 08/01/2001

THIRD DIVISION

August 1, 2001

No. 1-99-2683

In re CURTIS B., a Minor,		) )	Appealfromthe CircuitCourtof
	Respondent-Appelle	)	Cook County,
		)	Illinois Child
		)	ProtectiveDivision
(The People Of The State Of		)
Illinois		)	No. 95 JA 1105
	Petitioner-Appelle,	)
v.		)
		)	Honorable
LeolaB.,		)	Cheryl Starks,
		)	Judge Presiding.
	Respondent-Appellant)	)

PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL delivered the opinion of thecourt:

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whethersection 2-28(3) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (JuvenileCourt Act) (705 ILCS 405/2-28(3) (West 1998)), whichprovides for immediate appeals from permanency orders as amatter of right pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 304(b)(1)(155Ill. 2d R. 304(b)(1)), violates the separation of powersclause found in article II, section 1, of the IllinoisConstitution of 1970 (Illinois Constitution) (Ill. Const.1970, art. II,