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Due Process Violation and Equal Protection Claim
Plaintiff Hosea Word is a sergeant and aspiring lieutenant in the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
1st Amendment Violation
Kelvin Lett was an investigator in the Chicago municipal office that reviews allegations of police misconduct.
Probable Cause – Wrongful Death Claim
Rachel Ybarra brought a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Department Commander Francis Valadez and Officer Monica Reyes for excessive force and wrongful death based on the shooting death of her son, Rafael Cruz.
Title VII Violation – Discrimination Claim
Gregory Barnes, who is African American, sued the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and Mark Donovan, a former university administrator, for racial discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after Donovan promoted a white applicant instead of Barnes.
Immigration – Removal Order
Jose Antonio Simental-Galarza, a 36-year-old citizen of Mexico, seeks relief from removal, contending that he is a battered spouse and would suffer extreme hardship if removed.
FDCPA Violation
The plaintiff Thomas Dennis received a debt collection letter listing “original” and “current” creditors, which he claims violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Sentencing – Supervised release
The district court revoked Michael Allgire’s supervised release after Allgire skipped out one month into his six-month term at a halfway house.
Search Warrant – Probable Cause
In 2013, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating Dr. Larry Ley and his opioid addiction treatment company, Drug Opiate Recovery Network, Inc. (DORN), for dealing a controlled substance.
FDCPA Violation
Nationwide Credit sent Henry Horia a letter seeking to collect a debt owed to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.
Abuse of Discretion – Class Certification
Is a person’s username a part of her identity? That is a complex question, but one that Christine Dancel proposes can be resolved categorically for all usernames and all people.
Abuse of Discretion – Due Process Violation
When a group of employees wants to collectively bargain with their employer, but the employer believes the group is ineligible for collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act, the two parties may address the dispute in a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.
Qualified Immunity
In October 2014 Timothy Johnson showed up drunk for an appointment at a rehab clinic.
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