BRIGGS v. STATE

No. 4-00-0641.

752 N.E.2d 1206 (2001)

323 Ill. App.3d 612

257 Ill.Dec. 26

Stephen BRIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The STATE of Illinois; George Ryan, Governor; and Jess McDonald, Director, Department of Children and Family Services, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Mary E. Welsh (argued), Asst. Atty. General, Chicago, for George Ryan, Governor.

D. Peter Wise (argued), Gates, Wise & Schlosser, P.C., Springfield, for Stephen Briggs.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

In April 1998, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) indicated a report of child abuse against plaintiff, Stephen Briggs, a first-grade teacher of children with behavioral disorders, arising from an incident with one of his students. In October 1998, DCFS denied plaintiff's request to expunge the indicated report. Plaintiff requested a full hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ), which DCFS...

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