WOODS v. CITY OF BERWYN

No. 1-13-3450.

20 N.E.3d 808 (2014)

2014 IL App (1st) 133450

386 Ill. Dec. 432

John Michael WOODS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF BERWYN, The Board of Fire & Police Commissioners of the City of Berwyn, Berwyn Fire Department, Fire Chief Denis J. O'Halloran, Ralph Reyna, Commissioner, Roger Montoro, Commissioner, and Richard Toman, Commissioner, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

October 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Golan & Christie, LLP, of Chicago, and Harry C. Lee , of Law Office of Harry C. Lee, of Chicago, for appellant.

Joseph M. Gagliardo and Jeffrey S. Fowler , both of Laner Muchin, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

Justice HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff John Woods appeals the decision of defendant Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Berwyn discharging him as a fire lieutenant. Woods' discharge stems from certain threats he allegedly made against superiors. He argues that: (i) his due process rights were denied when he was not allowed to arbitrate his grievance; and (ii) the decision to terminate...

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