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Rodimel v. Cook County Sheriff's Office

Case Date: 12/23/2004
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-03-2967 Rel

FIFTH DIVISION
December 23, 2004


No. 1-03-2967

 
JASON RODIMEL,

            Plaintiff-Appellant.

            v.

COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
and ILLINOIS STATE POLICE,

            Defendants-Appellees.

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No. 02 CH 22174



Honorable
Patrick McGann,
Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Jason Rodimel, appeals from the circuit court's order dismissing his declaratoryjudgment action against defendants, Cook County sheriff's office, Cook County State's Attorney'soffice and Illinois State Police. Plaintiff's complaint sought the court's declaration that the IllinoisSex Offender Registration Act (Registration Act) (730 ILCS 150/2 (West 2002)) did not requireplaintiff to register as a sex offender in Illinois. On appeal, plaintiff contends the trial court erredin dismissing his complaint because the offense of which he was convicted by a military court isnot explicitly included in the Registration Act, nor is it substantially equivalent to any of theoffenses listed in the Registration Act. We affirm.

In October, 2001, plaintiff was convicted of indecent assault under Article 134 of theUniform Code of Military Justice (Military Code) (10 U.S.C.