People ex rel. Ryan v. Bishop

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-99-0111 Rel

Case Date: 07/25/2000

Rule 23 Order filed
June 28, 2000;
Motion to publish granted
August 29,2000.
Opinion filed
August 29,2000

NO. 5-99-0111

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS.FIFTH DISTRICT_________________________________________________________________________

THE PEOPLE ex rel. JAMES E. RYAN,
Attorney General of the State of Illinois,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

ROBERT BISHOP,

Defendant,

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DEAN BISHOP,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Montgomery County.

No. 93-CH-32

Honorable
John P. Coady,
Judge Presiding.

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JUSTICE MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by the State of Illinois (State), plaintiff-appellee, againstdefendants-appellants, Robert and Dean Bishop. The State filed its complaint on November29, 1993, alleging that certain environmental violations had occurred pursuant to the IllinoisEnvironmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111