Moriearty v. Civil Service Commission

Plaintiff, formerly a supervising psychologist at Jacksonville Mental Health and Developmental Center (JMHDC), filed an action in the circuit court of Sangamon County for administrative review of defendant, Civil Service Commission’s (CSC), denial of her appeal of her layoff. The Department of Personnel (DOP) had approved the layoff plan. The CSC accepted its staff findings and denied plaintiff’s appeal without holding formal or informal hearings. The circuit court affirmed the CSC’s decision.

Plaintiff argues that the CSC’s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence, that DOP…