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SWEARNIGEN-EL v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 09-2709.

602 F.3d 852 (2010)

Kenneth SWEARNIGEN-EL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana L. Kurtz (argued), Kurtz Law Offices, LLC, Lockport, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John F. Curran, Office of Cook County State's Attorney, Daniel F. Gallagher (argued), Querrey & Harrow, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Swearnigen-El was charged with custodial sexual misconduct while employed as a correctional officer in the Cook County jail's women's division and subsequently resigned.1 After being acquitted of the charge in state court, Swearnigen brought this lawsuit against the Cook County Sheriff's Department, which operates the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) and Sheriff's Police (CCSP); the County of...

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