Massingale v. Police Board of City of Chicago

Plaintiff, Michelle Massingale, a police officer for the city of Chicago, brought this action against the defendant, the police board of the city of Chicago, for administrative review of a decision discharging plaintiff from service because of her plea of guilty to reckless driving of an automobile while off duty. The trial court affirmed the judgment. Plaintiff appeals, contending that (1) the police board lost jurisdiction to hear the charge against plaintiff because of inordinate delay before a hearing was held; and (2) the sanction of discharge was unduly harsh.

On September 16, 1981, the…