Guerrero v. Gardner

Plaintiffs, Margarita Guerrero and Deloris McCoy, applied separately to the Illinois Department of Human Services (Department) for medical assistance. The Department denied both applications on the ground that neither met the statutory criteria. Each plaintiff filed an administrative appeal, and the Department scheduled both appeals for December 7, 2006. Before the hearing, Guerrero’s representative submitted a written request to appear by telephone, and McCoy’s representative asked for a postponement pending receipt of additional medical records. The Department did not grant either request.…