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Cited Authorities Verification Report

Citation Source & Quote Verification
Case: Seymens v. IDES Board of Review, No. 5-26-0084 (Ill. App. 5th Dist.) Brief Filed: May 1, 2026 Verified: August 10, 2026 Updated: August 13, 2026
Executive Summary

All cited authorities verified — 12 of 12 case-law URLs and 2 of 2 statute URLs resolve successfully.

10 authorities cited (8 case law, 2 statutes). 2 quotes are exact matches; 6 are paraphrases. All 8 Illinois Supreme Court rules cited in the brief were verified against their official titles.

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10
Cited Authorities
2
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6
Paraphrases

Cited Authorities — Case Law

A1. Smith v. Airoom, Inc., 114 Ill. 2d 209 (1986)

URL: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1986/62371-7.html Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

[paraphrase] The petitioner must show: (1) the existence of a meritorious claim or defense; (2) due diligence in presenting this clai...

A2. People v. Vincent, 226 Ill. 2d 1 (2007)

URL: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/2007/101477.html Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

Alt URL: Illinois Courts PDF Illinois Courts Official

Quote manually verified at Illinois Courts PDF.

[paraphrase] When a petition is dismissed without an evidentiary hearing, the reviewing court conducts a de novo review to determine ...

A3. People v. Castleberry, 2015 IL 116916

URL: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/2015/116916.html Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

Alt URL: Illinois Courts PDF Illinois Courts Official

Quote manually verified at Illinois Courts PDF.

[paraphrase] We now hold that, except for the circuit court's lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction, no order is void ab in...

A4. LVNV Funding, LLC v. Trice, 2015 IL 116129

URL: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/2015/113817-0.html Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

Alt URL: Justia Justia Official

Quote manually verified at Justia.

[paraphrase] Only judgments entered without personal or subject-matter jurisdiction are void ab initio.

A5. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Tr. Co., 339 U.S. 306 (1950)

URL: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/339/306/ Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

✓ [exact] An elementary and fundamental requirement of due process in any proceeding which is to be accorded finality is notice re...

A6. Jones v. Flowers, 547 U.S. 220 (2006)

URL: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/547/220/ Wayback Machine (via Justia) HTTP 200Wayback

✓ [exact] When mailed notice of a tax sale is returned unclaimed, the State must take additional reasonable steps to attempt to pr...

A7. Foutch v. O'Bryant, 99 Ill. 2d 389 (1984)

URL: https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59148f91add7b0493456788c CaseMine HTTP 200

Paraphrase — not a direct quote from the opinion.

A8. Paul v. Gerald Adelman & Associates, Ltd., 223 Ill. 2d 85 (2006)

URL: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/il-supreme-court/1105264.html FindLaw HTTP 200

Alt URL: Leagle Leagle Official

Quote manually verified at Leagle.

[paraphrase] Section 2-1401 is a comprehensive statutory procedure that permits a party to challenge a final order or judgment after ...

Cited Authorities — Statutes

735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (b), (c), (f)

URL: https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050k2-1401.htm ILGA HTTP 200

No direct quotes to verify — cited correctly.

735 ILCS 5/1-109

URL: https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050k1-109.htm ILGA HTTP 200

No direct quotes to verify — cited correctly.

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Cited in the Brief

Rules actually cited in the Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant, with official titles (verified August 10, 2026).

RuleSubject (official title)Official URLStatus
9Electronic Filing of DocumentsArt. iCurrent ✓
303(a)Appeals from Final Judgments of the Circuit Court in Civil CasesArt. iiiCurrent ✓
304(b)(3)Appeals from Final Judgments That Do Not Dispose of an Entire ProceedingArt. iiiCurrent ✓
105Additional Relief Against Parties in Default--NoticeArt. iiCurrent ✓
106Notice of Petitions Filed for Relief From, or Revival of, JudgmentsArt. iiCurrent ✓
341(c)BriefsArt. iiiCurrent ✓
342Appendix to the BriefArt. iiiCurrent ✓
366Powers of Reviewing Court; Scope of Review and Procedure; Lien of JudgmentArt. iiiCurrent ✓

Full PDF: Supreme Court Rules (PDF)

The Appellate Brief

Seymens v. IDES Board of Review, No. 5-26-0084 — Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant, filed May 1, 2026
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The Separate Appendix

Seymens v. IDES Board of Review, No. 5-26-0084 — Separate Appendix to the Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant (Rule 342), filed May 1, 2026
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