Doe v. State Of Illinois

In Doe v. State (1991), 43 Ill. Ct. Cl. 172, the claimant, a patient at John J. Madden Health Center, brought suit against the State in the Court of Claims after she had been sexually assaulted by another patient. The claimant did not file an action against her assailant. The Court dismissed her claim pursuant to section 25 of the Court of Claims Act and section 790.60 of the Court of Claims Regulations because she failed to exhaust her remedies. The Court relied upon Boe v. State (1984), 37 Ill. Ct. Cl. 72, in holding that the claimant's action was barred.