Foley v. Metropolitan Sanitary District

Plaintiff Thomas A. Foley was suspended for 30 days from his job with defendant, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (MSD), and following a hearing without plaintiff’s participation before the Civil Service Board (Board), he was discharged from his job. On administrative review, the circuit court reversed the Board’s decision on the ground that the Board had no jurisdiction to discharge plaintiff where the Board had failed to hold a hearing within 30 days of the initial suspension. On appeal, defendants, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago; its general…