CHIAKULAS v. DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

No. 1-91-1296.

608 N.E.2d 114 (1992)

240 Ill. App.3d 84

181 Ill.Dec. 41

Charles CHIAKULAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago (Mark Heyrman, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Attorney General's Office, State of Ill. (Roland W. Burris, Rosalyn B. Kaplan and Robert G. Toews, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff was committed to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (the Department) and placed at the Elgin Mental Health Center (Elgin Center). He was transferred from the Elgin Center to the Chester Mental Health Center (Chester Center). Plaintiff objected to the transfer and appealed the decision to the director of the Department. The director upheld the transfer. Plaintiff filed a complaint...

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