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Schafer v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 21, 1979No. 78-1013PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNAMARA

The Board of Fire & Police Commissioners of Calumet City ordered Police Officer Marvin H. Schafer suspended from the police department for 30 days. Schafer filed a complaint under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.) seeking to set aside that decision. The trial court affirmed the decision of the board and plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff had been charged with violations of several rules and regulations of the police department: violation of any law or ordinance, discrediting the department, insubordination, disrespect, failure to report an investigation…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jack Muller v. James B. Conlisk, Harold Brown, James Dunworth, and William HougesenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  3. Carolyn Kiiskila v. Edwin A. Nichols, Clark Clifford, and Headquarters Fifth Army Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Kerr v. Police Board of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Flynn v. GiarrussoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kadzielawski v. Board of Fire & Police CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  2. Braje v. Board of Fire and Police CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. Griggs v. North Maine Fire Protection BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. North v. De Witt County Sheriff's Department Merit CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

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