SCATCHELL v. BD. OF FIRE AND POLICE COM'RS

No. 1-20-1361.

213 N.E.3d 446 (2022)

2022 IL App (1st) 201361

John SCATCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS FOR the VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK; Director Samuel Pitassi; Deputy Chief Michael Castellan; the Village of Melrose Park Commissioner Michael Caputo; Commissioner Pasquale Esposito, and Commissioner Mark Rauzi, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, SECOND DIVISION.

Rehearing denied March 2, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gianna R. Scatchell and Cass T. Casper , of Disparti Law Group, P.A., of Chicago, and Christopher Cooper , of Law Office of Christopher Cooper, Inc., of Griffith, Indiana, for appellant.

Jeffrey S. Fowler , of Laner Muchin, Ltd., and Patrick H. O'Connor , of Hartigan & O'Connor P.C., both of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiff John Scatchell was a police officer for the Village of Melrose Park (Village). In late 2017, he went on paid sick leave to recuperate from an injury to his neck, back, and arm he suffered while on duty, which left him with pain and numbness. Shortly...

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