Walk v. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-08-0835 Rel

Case Date: 03/09/2010

Preview:NO. 4-08-0835 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT DEE ANN WALK and MICHAEL HAMMACK, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and ERWIN McEWEN, Director, Defendants-Appellees.

Filed 3/9/10

) Appeal from ) Circuit Court of ) Sangamon County ) No. 08MR298 ) ) Honorable ) Leo J. Zappa, Jr., ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court: In November 2007, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) made findings of child abuse or neglect against plaintiffs, Dee Ann Walk and Michael Hammack. Plaintiffs filed administrative appeals. Following an eviden-

tiary hearing, a DCFS administrative law judge (ALJ) found plaintiffs abused or neglected two foster children in their custody pursuant to part 300, appendix B, of Title 89 of the Illinois Administrative Code (89 Ill. Adm. Code

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