Allababidi v. Illinois, No. 26-5055, is a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, from that court’s November 17, 2025 decision in No. 2-25-0440 (the first appeal from Lake County 23 CF 1146). The docket lists a discretionary-court decision date of January 28, 2026. It is a separate proceeding from Application No. 25A1406.
The docket, verbatim
| Date | Proceedings and orders |
|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2026) |
| Aug 07, 2026 | Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Ehab Allababidi filed. (Distributed) |
Docketed July 10, 2026. Counsel of record for Illinois: Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Read from the Court’s docket on October 4, 2026; no entry after August 17 appeared on that date.
What the docket does not say
A waiver of the right to respond is not a concession of anything; Supreme Court Rule 15.1 lets the Court call for a response if it wants one. Distribution for conference means the petition is scheduled for consideration, not that it has been decided. The disposition, when entered, will be quoted here verbatim.