BROWN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 13-2020.

771 F.3d 413 (2014)

Orlando BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise M. Mercherson , Attorney, Law Office of Denise M. Mercherson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kerrie Maloney Laytin , Attorney, office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee City of Chicago.

Michael V. Casey , Attorney, Varga, Berger, Ledsky, Hayes & Casey, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Chicago Police Board.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, a former Chicago police officer, is black; claiming to have been discriminated against by his white supervisor, he filed suit against the City of Chicago in state court, charging racially motivated harassment, and retaliation for complaining about the harassment, all in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act. While that suit was pending, the Chicago Police Board fired him —...

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