Park Superintendents' Professional Ass'n v. Ryan
Case Date: 02/21/2001
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-00-2103 Rel
THIRD DIVISION No. 1-00-2103
For several years, the Park Superintendents' Professional Association andsome of its members have been trying to get the State of Illinois to negotiateemployment terms and to follow certain provisions of the Illinois Personal Code.Reviewing court decisions until now have rejected every theory raised by theplaintiffs except one: whether mandamus would be proper to remedy any ofthe defendant's alleged acts or omissions. Now, we close that door. Plaintiffs, the Park Superintendents' Professional Association (Association), its president, Jon Blume, and members of theAssociation Dennis Doyle and Robert Grosso, appeal from the dismissal withprejudice of three counts in their fourth amended complaint seeking a writ of mandamusto compel defendants to comply with sections of the Illinois Personnel Code(Personnel Code) (20 ILCS 415/1 et seq. (West 1998)) and PersonnelRules (Rules) (see 80 Ill. Admin. Code |