A press release from Steve Andresson:
Representative Steve Andersson Passes Bill to Improve Out of State Subpoena Issuance
Today Representative Steve Andersson (R-Geneva) passed Senate Bill 45.
Steve Andersson
This legislation creates the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, and provides more specific guidelines for the issuance of subpoenas. It amends an existing process for the presentation of out of state subpoenas, and provides attorneys with a more streamlined method, one that would create a faster, more responsive legal process.
This legislation was an initiative of the Illinois State Bar Association, and was initially sponsored in the Senate by Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). Representative Andersson became the Chief Sponsor of the bill in the House, where the legislation passed unanimously.
“This bill creates an improved mechanism for issuance of subpoenas. Similar measures have already been adopted by 31 other states including the District of Colombia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it will greatly help our state expedite judicial proceedings and improve our legal system.”
This bill is a reminder of the discrepancies that exist in the laws of the 50 states, which can be a good and bad thing.
In this case reducing discrepancies will reduce red tape, simplify the process, and reduce legal costs through a more uniform set of rules to get out of state people and evidence to the Illinois court system via the subpoena process.
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House Roll Call for SB 45 in the 99th General Assembly:
105 Yeas.
11 Excused Absences.
1 Present – Andre Thapedi (D – Chicago – 32nd District), he is an attorney whose mother is retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge Llwellyn Latimer Greene Thapedi whom received a $88,673 Judges Retirement System (JRS) pension in 2014 for 12 years of service with a benefit start date of December 6, 2004.
1 Absent – Stephanie Kifowit (D – Aurora – 84th District).
An Absent vote reflects the person is in the building but not present for the roll call.
Jack Franks is a House co-sponsor of the bill.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900SB0045_05252015_005000T.pdf
http://www.ilga.gov > Bills & Resolutions > Senate Bills 0001 – 0100 > SB0045 UNIFORM INTERSTATE DISCOVERY > 5/25/2015 House Third Reading – Short Debate – Passed 105-000-001 > SB0045 – Third Reading – Monday, May 25, 2015 HOUSE.
http://www.bettergov.org/pension/?PensionCode=201&F_LastName=%27Thapedi%27
http://www.bettergov.org > Pension Database
The Aavo website lists Ms. Llwellyn Latimer Thapedi as deceased.
http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/60637-il-llwellyn-thapedi-1109335.html
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Senate Roll Call.
45 Yeas.
14 No Votes.
Pam Althoff is a Senate co-sponsor of the bill.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=45&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83439&SessionID=88&GA=99
http://www.ilga.gov > Bills & Resolutions > Senate Bills 0001 – 0100 > SB0045 UNIFORM INTERSTATE DISCOVERY
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Here’s a recent article summarizing the topic.
JD Supra
A Primer on Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act of 2007
November 25, 2014
By Hermine Kallman of Lewis Roca Rothgerber
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-primer-on-uniform-interstate-depositio-98433