WILSON v. COOK COUNTY

No. 13-1464.

742 F.3d 775 (2014)

Krystal WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana L. Kurtz , Attorney, Kurtz Law Offices, Hinsdale, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James C. Pullos , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and GRIESBACH, District Judge.


GRIESBACH, District Judge.

Krystal Almaguer (now Wilson), an out-of-work massage therapist, interviewed for a position at Oak Forest Hospital, a part of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services. Unfortunately, the job existed only in the mind of Felice "Phil" Vanaria, a politically-appointed staffer at the hospital who had no authority to interview or hire applicants, much less create positions. Vanaria used the promise of the phony job to convince Almaguer to give...

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