Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 336 - APPEAL OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATION FINDINGS
Section 336.200 - Abandonment of Appeal/Default
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The AHU will declare that the Department or appellant has abandoned the appeal when, during the pre-hearing conference or the hearing:
b) Good cause for failure to appear includes but is not limited to:
c) When the Department's legal representative fails to appear at a pre-hearing conference or hearing, without good cause, and without having received a continuance, the ALJ may issue orders as are appropriate, including, but not limited to, a finding of default for failure to appear or participate. All orders regarding a Department legal representative's failure to appear at a pre-hearing or hearing shall be sent to the attention of the Department's General Counsel.
d) Any party seeking to vacate an order of abandonment or default shall file a motion within 14 days after notice of the entry of an order of abandonment or default, showing good cause why the party failed to appear or participate. All such motions will be timely ruled upon by the ALJ. Copies of the motion shall be served upon the ALJ, the AHU and the opposing party.