Illinois Racing Board v. Hammond

Petitioner appeals from an order of the circuit court which denied its petition to enforce six subpoenas served on respondents. Four issues are presented for our consideration: whether petitioner complied with all applicable procedural requirements with respect to the issuance of subpoenas; whether petitioner has power to issue subpoenas in the course of an inquiry into violations of the Horse Racing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 8, par. 37a et seq.) and petitioner’s rules; whether respondents consented to honor petitioner’s written request for the production of respondents’ books, records,…