Shachter v. City of Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAY F. SHACHTER, Plaintiff, No. 19 CV 6267 v. Judge Manish S. Shah CITY OF CHICAGO,* Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The City of Chicago fined plaintiff Jay Shachter for overgrown weeds on his property. He alleges that the City’s hearing officers, who adjudicate local offenses, are biased in favor of the City, in violation of his due process rights under the U.S. Constitution, and that the hearing officer who fined him made mistakes of fact and law. He seeks review of the administrative decision and a…