O'GRADY v. COOK CTY. SHERIFF'S MERIT BD.

No. 1-89-0608.

561 N.E.2d 1226 (1990)

204 Ill. App.3d 258

149 Ill.Dec. 530

Sheriff James E. O'GRADY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT BOARD, et al., Defendants (Robert A. Novelle and Arthur A. Waddy, Respondents-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

September 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago, for respondents-appellants.

Sidley & Austin, Chicago (John G. Levi, Brian J. Gold, Scott E. Gross, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a court order directed to defendants Robert A. Novelle and Arthur A. Waddy was sufficiently clear and specific enough to warrant a finding of contempt for failure to obey. On May 27, 1988, the circuit court of Cook County entered an order directing the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board (Board) to decide the issues in a complaint brought by Sheriff James E. O'Grady ...

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