Ress v. Office of the State Comptroller

Plaintiff, John J. Ress, appeals the order of the circuit court affirming the order of the office of the State Comptroller’s Merit Commission (Commission) discharging him. On appeal, plaintiff argues: (1) the Commission failed to set forth specific facts supporting its decision to discharge plaintiff; (2) the Commission violated plaintiffs due process rights and engaged in impermissible ex parte consultations; and (3) the Commission’s findings of fact were against the manifest weight of the evidence and its decision to discharge plaintiff was arbitrary and unreasonable. We reverse and remand…