ILLINOIS COURT ISSUES OPINION ON ROSELLA ELLIS V/S DEPARTMENT HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE CASE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 15 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on Jan. 16:

1. Held: Plaintiff's appeal of the circuit court's order dismissing her complaint with prejudice for lack of standing is affirmed where plaintiff failed to comply with the Illinois Supreme Court Rules governing appeals and where the record on appeal is incomplete.

2. Plaintiff-appellant Rosella Ellis appeals pro se from an order dismissing her claim against the "Department of Health, Education and Welfare" for lack of standing. Because plaintiff hasneither complied with the rules governing appellate briefs nor provided this court with a complete record of proceedings, we affirm.

3. The record on appeal consists only of the common law recor...