VARGAS v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT BD.

No. 19-1686.

952 F.3d 871 (2020)

Jose VARGAS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT BOARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cass T. Casper , Christopher C. Cooper , Ph. D., Attorneys, Talon Law, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lyle K. Henretty , Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Conflicts Counsel Unit, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Cook County Sheriffs Merit Board.

Stephanie A. Scharf , Sarah R. Marmor , George D. Sax , Attorneys, Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Thomas J. Dart.

Natalie Ellis , Lyle K. Henretty , Attorneys, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Toni Preckwinkle, and Cook County, Illinois.

Before Bauer, Easterbrook, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


This § 1983 case arises out of disciplinary decisions issued by the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board between 2013 and 2016. The plaintiffs are current and former sheriff's deputies and correctional officers who were disciplined for violating various departmental policies and rules. Seven of the eight plaintiffs were fired...

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