Legal Opinion
Lehmann v. Department of Children & Family Services
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 9, 2003No. 1-02-0472 RelPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and its director, Jess McDonald, defendants, appeal an order of the circuit court reversing a refusal by DCFS to expunge a finding of child abuse by the plaintiffs, Charles and Vivian Lehmann. DCFS determined that child abuse allegations against plaintiffs should not be expunged after a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Plaintiffs sought judicial review. The circuit court reversed. Defendants appeal, seeking reinstatement of their denial of expungement of the child abuse findings against plaintiffs. We reverse the…
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