M.Y. Taxicab, Inc. v. Shoenberger

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

I

On August 29, 2002, plaintiff M.Y. Taxicab, Inc. (“Taxicab”) was sanctioned by the City of Chicago’s Department of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”). An administrative law judge found that the company had violated city safety standards, ordered it to pay a penalty of $925, and suspended its taxi medallion for fifteen days. 35 days later, Taxicab appealed that decision by filing a complaint for administrative review in the Circuit Court of Cook County pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/3-101 et seq... The complaint alleged that the administrative judgment…