DRAGHI v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 98-1615.

184 F.3d 689 (1999)

Thomas DRAGHI, M.D., M.P.H., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF COOK, a unit of local government of the State of Illinois, John H. Stroger, Jr., as President and a Member of the Cook County Board, Ruth M. Rothstein, individually and as Chief of the Bureau of Health Services of Cook County, Illinois and as Director of Cook County Hospital, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1999.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Morris (argued), Morris, Rathnau & Delarosa, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Randolph M. Johnston (argued), Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On April 14, 1997, Plaintiff Thomas Draghi, M.D., M.P.H., filed a nine-count amended complaint against Cook County Hospital (the "Hospital") and several other persons affiliated with the Hospital (collectively the "Defendants"), alleging violations of § 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, the Illinois Constitution, and state claims for breach of contract. The Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court granted. Dr...

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