Matos v. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board

Plaintiff Domingo Matos appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County affirming the ruling of the Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board (Board) upholding his discharge from his position as a correctional officer for the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC). On appeal, plaintiff contends that the Board violated his due process rights to a fair hearing by barring him from introducing medical evidence in support of his defense; the Board’s decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence; and the sanction of discharge from his employment was excessive, unduly harsh, and…