SOMMERFIELD v. KNASIAK

No. 18-2045.

967 F.3d 617 (2020)

Detlef SOMMERFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence KNASIAK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Longo , Attorney, Longo & Associates, Mount Prospect, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Barnett Cohen , Anthony L. Schumann , Attorneys, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer P.A., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


After experiencing virulent anti-Semitic abuse at the hands of Sergeant Lawrence Knasiak, Officer Detlef Sommerfield of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) filed a lawsuit against Knasiak and the City of Chicago in which he alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on...

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