Garian v. City of Highland Park

Plaintiff, a former district court judge, commenced suit against defendants, City of Highland Park, its mayor and members of its city council, for declaratory relief in a dispute over whether the city had impermissibly reduced plaintiff’s judicial salary by eliminating payment for fringe benefits. The circuit court denied plaintiff’s motion for summary disposition and instead granted defendants’ request for dismissal of the case. We affirm.

The facts upon which the circuit court ruled were undisputed. Plaintiff was elected a judge in the 30th District Court with a term commencing January 1,…