Legal Opinion
Burnette v. Stroger
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 30, 2009No. 1-08-2908PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
In March 2007, the Cook County board of commissioners approved a budget amendment that included laying off personnel in the office of the Cook County public defender. The term “layoff’ is used because the possibility of return was left open. The amendment listed only the types of positions to be reduced. Plaintiffs allege that 34 assistants and other employees were selected for termination with the “advice and approval” of defendant Todd E. Stroger, the president of the Cook County board of commissioners (the president), and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In re Marriage of RodriguezIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
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