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OSTROWSKI v. LAKE COUNTY

Nos. 21-1674 & 21-2580.

33 F.4th 960 (2022)

Thomas OSTROWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKE COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 11, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Ostrowski, Crown Point, IN, Pro Se in No. 21-1674.

Gavin M. Rose , Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 21-2580.

Jaclyn S. Gessner , Bart Andrew Karwath , Kenneth J. Yerkes , Attorneys, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Randall D. Schmidt , Attorney, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae for Employment Law Clinic of the University of Chicago Law School's Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic in No. 21-2580.

Before Wood, Hamilton, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.

Thomas Ostrowski worked for the Lake County (Indiana) Sheriff's Department before a work-place injury left him permanently disabled. He now receives a monthly pension payment from the County. But here's the rub: Lake County's disability pension plan does not provide cost-of-living increases, while the County's pension plan for...

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