Remus v. Sheahan

              1The current Cook County Sheriff is Tom Dart. He is
substituted for Michael Sheahan as a defendant in this action.
See 735 ILCS 5/2-1008(d) (West 2006).
FOURTH DIVISION
January 22, 2009
No. 1-06-0756
ANDREW REMUS, ) Appeal from the
) Circuit Court of
Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County
)
v. )
)
MICHAEL F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook )
County; COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT )
BOARD; JAMES P. NELLY, Board Chairman; ) No. 05 CH 7175
ARTHUR R. WADDY, Secretary; MARY NELL O.)
GREER, Board Member; ROBERT F. HOGAN, )
Board Member; JEROME F. MARCONI, JR., )
Board Member; DONALD J. STORINO, Board )
Member; GEORGE P. CAHILL, Board Member; )
and BYRON BRAZIER, Board Member, ) Honorable
) Martin S. Agran,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding
JUSTICE STEELE delivered the opinion of the court:
The Cook County sheriff (the Sheriff)1 petitioned to dismiss
Andrew Remus from his employment with the police department due
to alleged misconduct that occurred on June 2, 1999. The Cook
County Sheriff's Merit Board granted the petition. Remus
contends on appeal that the evidence does not support the Board's
findings that alcohol impaired his mental ability on the night in
question and that he violated departmental reporting rules. He
also contends that his misconduct does not justify dismissal. We
find the evidence sufficient to support the Board's findings of