VIOLETTE v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE

No. 5-07-0595.

904 N.E.2d 1229 (2009)

Dwight VIOLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES and Barry S. Maram, Director of Healthcare and Family Services, in His Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane M. Goffinet, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., Carbondale, IL, for Appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Evan Siegel, Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, Chicago, IL, for Appellees.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Dwight Violette (the appellant) brought an action in the circuit court of Williamson County pursuant to the Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3-101 et seq. (West 2006)), to obtain the review of a decision of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (the Department), which had denied him benefits under the Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities...

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