Ferguson v. Georges

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Subpoenas
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 1-10-1152
Decision Date: 
Friday, April 29, 2011
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 6th Div.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded with instructions.
Justice: 
R.E. GORDON
Inspector General has authority to retain private counsel and file suit against City's Corporation Counsel, to seek to compel production of documents for ints investigation of a sole-source contract which City awarded to a former City employee; Corporation Counsel claimed that documents were protected by attorney-client privilege. (McBRIDE, concurring; CAHILL, dissenting.)