In the case of Mark Sporcich versus Village of Arlington Heights, Village of Arlington Heights Administrative Adjudication, Village of Arlington Heights Department of Building and Life Safety, and Daniel Hanlon, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois (First District), with court case ID 1-23-1140 on March 14, 2024. The lawsuit revolves around a building code violation and the imposition of a fine. Acting pro se, Sporcich appealed against an administrative adjudication by the Village which found him guilty of violating the Village's maintenance code by failing to protect soffits and install gutters on his property in the Village, leading to a $500 fine.
The complaint for administrative adjudication was initiated by the Village's Department of Building and Life Safety. On appeal, Sporcich raised five issues mainly revolving around alleged errors in the circuit court's order entered on June 26, 2023, including failure to consider his properly completed permit extension and continued compliance with additional requests from the Village between October 12th, 2021, and March 8th, 2022.
Sporcich also claimed that his due process rights were violated due to refusal to accept additional evidence during hearings held on October 12th, 2021 and March 8th, 2022. He further alleged misconduct by village employees involved in the administrative proceedings including bias and procedural improprieties.
The plaintiff is seeking for judgment affirming that the decision was against the manifest weight of evidence or that his due process rights were violated during conduct of hearing. He is also seeking damages for allegations of misconduct by village employees involved in administrative proceedings.