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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 47/3-712

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
     The Department shall not be required to certify any record or file any answer or otherwise appear in any proceeding for judicial review under Section 3-713 of this Act unless there is filed with the complaint a receipt from the Department acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which cost shall be computed at the rate of 95 cents per page of such record. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file such receipt in Court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action; provided, however, that persons proceeding in forma pauperis with the approval of the circuit court shall not be required to pay these fees.