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LYNCH v. CITY OF WAUKEGAN

No. 2-05-0616.

845 N.E.2d 911 (2006)

363 Ill. App.3d 1078

301 Ill.Dec. 46

Jeffrey S. LYNCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF WAUKEGAN, Patrick Gallagher, Fire Chief for the City of Waukegan, The Waukegan Civil Service Commission, Herb Kaufman, Walstone Francis, and Kerry Biegay, Commissioners of the Waukegan Civil Service Commission, and John Dellavalle, Secretary of the Waukegan Civil Service Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Duda, Law Offices of Thomas W. Duda, Arlington Heights, for Jeffrey S. Lynch.

Patricia L. Hubbard, Annette Tyman, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, for City of Waukegan, Patrick Gallagher, Fire Chief of City of Waukegan.

Douglas W. Stiles, Fuqua, Winter & Stiles, Ltd., Waukegan, for Kerry Biegay, Commissioner, John Dellavalle, Secretary of Commission, Reverend Walstone Francis, Commissioner, Herb Kaufman, Waukegan Civil Service Commission.

Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Jeffrey S. Lynch, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Lake County affirming the decision of defendant, the Waukegan Civil Service Commission (Commission), discharging plaintiff for cause from his job as a firefighter for defendant, the City of Waukegan (City). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff began his employment as a firefighter for the City...

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