Edwards v. City of Henry

              1In his notice of appeal and appellate briefs, plaintiff did not include any reference to
Corsaw Log & Lumber, Inc., or Illinois River Holdings, Inc. Accordingly, we consider plaintiff
Edwards, as an individual, as the sole plaintiff for purposes of this appeal.
No. 3–07–0652
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Filed August 19, 2008
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
KENIN L. EDWARDS, Individually and as ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
Sole Stockholder of Corsaw Log and Lumber, ) of the 10th Judicial Circuit,
Inc., and as Sole Stockholder of Illinois River ) Marshall County, Illinois,
Holdings, Inc., )
)
Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, )
) No. 07–CH–05
v. )
)
THE CITY OF HENRY, an Illinois Municipal )
Corporation, )
) Honorable
Defendant-Appellee and Cross- ) John A. Barra,
Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE WRIGHT delivered the opinion of the court:
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On January 24, 2007, plaintiff Kenin L. Edwards filed a single-count, pro se complaint
against defendant City of Henry, requesting damages for alleged violations of the Illinois
Antitrust Act (Act) (740 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 2006)). The City filed a "Motion to Dismiss
and for Sanctions" claiming immunity under the Act (740 ILCS 10/5(15) (West 2006)) and
alleging that plaintiff lacked a good-faith basis for his complaint. The motion also asserted that
plaintiff, a non-lawyer, improperly sought to represent two corporations.1 The trial court granted
the city's motion to dismiss but denied the requested sanctions. Edwards subsequently filed a pro
se “Motion to Reconsider,” on behalf of himself and both corporations. The motion to reconsider
also requested leave to amend the complaint. The court denied Edwards' motion to reconsider,
and he appeals. The city cross-appeals from the denial of the motion for sanctions. We affirm in