KORUNKA v. DCFS

No. 4-93-0554.

631 N.E.2d 759 (1994)

259 Ill. App.3d 527

197 Ill.Dec. 537

Charles KORUNKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, D. Jean Ortega-Piron, Chief, Administrative Hearings Unit, Matthew E. Franklin, Administrative Law Judge, Sterling Ryder, Acting Director, Edward E. Cotton, Administrative State Central Register, Peg Young, Investigator, and Kathryn Roman, Protection Manager, Springfield Region, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided March 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Kolker (argued), Belleville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Chicago, Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., Susan Frederick Rhodes (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants-appellees.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 13, 1992, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) denied Charles Korunka's request to expunge an indicated report of child abuse. Korunka then filed an administrative review action in the circuit court. The circuit court affirmed the DCFS decision. Korunka appeals. We reverse.

DCFS filed an indicated report of child abuse pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (Act...

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