Benjamin v. McKinnon

              NOS. 4-07-0079, 4-07-0080 cons. Filed 2/26/08
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
LONNA BENJAMIN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. (No. 4-07-0079)
TERRY McKINNON,
Defendant-Appellant.
--------------------------------------
LONNA BENJAMIN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. (No. 4-07-0080)
JEREMY McKINNON,
Defendant-Appellant.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Pike County
Nos. 06OP17
06OP18
Honorable
Michael R. Roseberry,
Judge Presiding.
_________________________________________________________________
JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
In separate April 5, 2006, petitions, plaintiff, Lonna
Benjamin, sought orders of protection against defendant Terry
McKinnon and defendant Jeremy McKinnon, Terry's son. That same
day, the trial court granted ex parte emergency orders of protec-tion
against both defendants. In June 2006, plaintiff filed
amended order-of-protection petitions. After a September 2006
hearing on the amended petitions, the court granted plaintiff an
order of protection for one year against Jeremy but denied her
one against Terry. Jeremy filed a motion to reconsider, and
Terry filed a motion for sanctions under Supreme Court Rule 137
(155 Ill. 2d R. 137). After a January 2007 hearing, the court
denied both motions.
Defendants appeal, asserting (1) the order of protec-