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BLESS v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 20-2733.

9 F.4th 565 (2021)

Robert BLESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Kulwin , Kulwin, Masciopinto & Kulwin, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kathleen Cunniff Ori , Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Cook County Sheriff's Office, Cook County, Illinois, Dewayne Holbrook, Joseph Ways, Sr.

James Chandler , Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board.

Michael J. McGrath , Attorney, Odelson, Sterk, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd., Evergreen Park, IL, Kathleen Cunniff Ori , Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Thomas J. Dart.

Before Easterbrook, Ripple, and Kanne, Circuit Judges.

Robert Bless, a police officer for the Cook County Sheriff's Office, was fired after an internal review board determined that he had violated office policies and then lied to investigators about his misconduct. Bless sued his employer, alleging race discrimination and political retaliation against him as a white Republican...

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