Subpoena's

I live in illinois . My question is how do i get copies of statements that were made about me which lend to my termination. I was told a couple of employees made such statements. The clerk of the court said since there was no case file they cant help me. How do i get this from my ex employer.

If those statements were written and are part of your personnel file, you may be able to see them. IL reg's state that an employee may make a written request to view their personnel file. The employer may lawfully withhold certain types of documents however: medical records, letters of reference, information about a person other than the employee, records subject to a court proceeding, or any records alleging criminal activity.

No that information is separate. How do i get my hands on it!

Short of a subpoena, you don't.

And even with a validly executed subpoena, you still might not. What you can do instead is have someone get a notarized, written statement from each employee as to what they said.

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No that information is separate. How do i get my hands on it!

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Since you have no basis to have a court issue a subpoena (i.e. you haven't filed suit against the employer), you can't.

What you can do instead is have someone get a notarized, written statement from each employee as to what they said. True, but I can't imagine that the employees in question would be willing to do so.