Discovery and Injunctive Relief Granted In Lane Bryant Death of Connie Woolfolk - Preservation and Protection of Evidence Secured by Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys

On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, Judge Mary Anne Mason of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, issued an Emergency Order sought by partners Michael K. Demetrio and Shawn S. Kasserman of the Corboy & Demetrio law firm, on behalf of their client Portia Woolfolk, personal representative of the estate of Connie Woolfolk, who was murdered at the Lane Bryant clothing store in Tinley Park, Illinois on February 2, 2008.  The order was sought to protect the rights and interests of Connie Woolfolk’s two minor sons.

Demetrio and Kasserman filed an emergency Petition under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 214, stating that the Lane Bryant Store, owned by Charming Shoppes, Inc., and the mall, managed by Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc. and owned by Ryan Companies, U.S., Inc., located at 191st and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park, have records and information regarding the security or lack thereof at the store and mall. It further stated that various governmental entities, including the Tinley Park Police Department, the Illinois State Police Department and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, have videos, photographs and records regarding the killing. To properly investigate Woolfolk’s death and protect the rights of her minor children, the Petition sought to preserve and protect any and all investigative records and materials.

Demetrio stated:

It is imperative that we secure any and all records and information pertaining to this horrific killing in order to properly protect the legal rights and interests of Ms. Connie Woolfolk’s minor children.

Kasserman added:

Fortunately the laws of this jurisdiction and our Courts provide a reliable system to secure such protection. Judge Mason’s order will allow us, as the children’s attorney, to properly pursue any and all rights they may have under the law.