Johnson v. State Police Merit Board

This is a consolidation of five separate appeals from a judgment order of the Circuit Court of Cook County in an administrative review action affirming the decision and findings of the State Police Merit Board which ordered appellants discharged from their positions in the classified service of the State of Illinois as Illinois State Highway Police. Four of the plaintiffs were sergeants and one was a trooper in the State Highway Police.

Motion was made to dismiss these appeals on various grounds, including failure to present complete and adequate abstracts and proper briefs, violative of the…