Briggs v. Walker

              NO. 4-06-0454 Filed 9/5/07
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
ISAAC BRIGGS, a/k/a JOSEF DUPREE, ) Appeal from
Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Circuit Court of
v. ) Sangamon County
ROGER E. WALKER, JR., Director, ) No. 06MR47
Illinois Department of Corrections, )
Defendant-Appellee. ) Honorable
) Patrick J. Londrigan,
) Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court:
In 2002, plaintiff, Isaac Briggs, was convicted of
aggravated kidnapping (720 ILCS 5/10-2(a)(7) (West 2002)) while
armed with a firearm, a Class X felony, and Briggs is currently
serving a 10-year sentence in a medium-security facility. In
2005, Briggs requested that he be transferred to a minimum-security
facility and be allowed to participate in a work and day
release program offered by the minimum-security facility.
Briggs' request was denied. In January 2006, Briggs filed a pro
se motion for a preliminary injunction (735 ILCS 5/11-102 (West
2006)), requesting that the trial court compel the Illinois
Department of Corrections (IDOC) to transfer Briggs to the
minimum-security facility and allow Briggs to participate in the
work and day release program. The trial court held a telephone
hearing, denied the motion, and dismissed the case. Defendant
appeals. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.