Stover v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Plaintiff, James Stover, filed a complaint in the circuit court of St. Clair County for judicial review of an administrative decision of defendant, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of O’Fallon (Board). Plaintiff filed the action alleging that he should have been promoted to the rank of captain. Defendant instead promoted Lieutenant Scott Battoe. The circuit court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and entered an order remanding plaintiff’s case to defendant to:

"1. Recalculate the final score of James Stover and Scott Battoe for the rank of captain without…