In the case of Delfina Marcano vs. Retirement Board of Trustees of the City of Harvey Police Pension Board, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District (case ID: 1-23-0579), a ruling was made on March 29, 2024. The lawsuit pertains to the termination of a former police officer's disability pension.
The plaintiff, Delfina Marcano, represented by an unknown attorney, appealed against the decision made by the defendant - Retirement Board of Trustees of the City of Harvey Police Pension Board. The case revolves around J.J. Marcano, who served as a sheriff's deputy in Florida while receiving a disability pension from Harvey, Illinois. The board terminated his pension after evidence surfaced about his recovery and ability to resume his duties as a police officer.
J.J. Marcano contracted COVID-19 and passed away during this litigation in early 2022. His estate argued that his disabling conditions were permanent and that his due process rights were violated when his monthly payments were suspended in 2016 based on an initial independent medical examination (IME) and testimony rather than a full hearing.
The plaintiff seeks for the court to review and overturn the decision made by the board and circuit court of Cook County affirming the termination of J.J. Marcano's disability pension.