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No. 125 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by Judge Charles P. Kocoras on 8/17/2007.Mailed notice(sct, ) (Entered: ...

Document Sanchez v. City Of Chicago, 1:05-cv-06801, No. 125 (N.D.Ill. Aug. 17, 2007)

Nonetheless, none of the cases cited by the City expressly hold that, as a matter of law, an individual is barred from presenting any evidence relating to back pay if he or she has been receiving disability benefits.

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No. 425 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by Judge Joan B. Gottschall on 6/7/2007:Mailed notice(hp, ...

Document Lewis, et al v. City of Chicago, 1:98-cv-05596, No. 425 (N.D.Ill. Jun. 7, 2007)

Specifically, they argue that many members of the class–who sought to become firefighters in 1995–will be too advanced in years to take advantage of the jobs which this court has held they were wrongfully denied by the time the stay is lifted.

Moreover, The City argues both that it should have prevailed on its statute of limitations defense initially, and that the law has developed in ways that now make its case even stronger, citing Berger v. AXA Network LLC, 459 F.3d 804 (7th Cir. 2006) and Savory v. Lyons, 469 F.3d 667 (7th Cir. 2006).

In addition, the City argues that the public interest militates in favor of a stay due to the expense of processing and training firefighter applicants, including the expenditure of instructor manpower.

The Seventh Circuit has indicated that the “significant probability of success on the merits” test, as articulated by the Supreme Court in the plaintiffs are not opposed to waiver of an appeal bond for the City.

The Seventh Circuit held that the statute of limitations began to run at the time of the announced change in policy, not when the plaintiffs failed to meet the sales target.

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Document Shakman, et al v. Cook Co Democratic, et al, 1:69-cv-02145, No. 629 (N.D.Ill. May. 18, 2007)

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No. 80 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by Judge Charles P. Kocoras on 4/16/2007.Mailed notice(sct, ) (Entered: ...

Document Sanchez v. City Of Chicago, 1:05-cv-06801, No. 80 (N.D.Ill. Apr. 16, 2007)

CHARLES P. KOCORAS, District Judge: This matter is before this Court on Defendant City of Chicago (the “City”)’s motion for reconsideration of our denial of summary judgment on Count II of Plaintiff Gregory Sanchez (“Sanchez”)’s complaint.

The City wishes to impose a dual requirement on Sanchez that is unsupported by the law when it argues that a plaintiff must show both discriminatory animus and a causal connection between termination and the protected activity.

The law is clear that a plaintiff seeking to pursue a retaliation claim under the direct method must offer evidence 1) that he engaged in a statutorily protected activity; 2) that the defendants subjected him to an adverse employment action; and 3) that a causal connection exists between the two events.

Stone, 281 F.3d at 643; see also Sylvester, 453 F.3d at 905 (where employee made a prima facie case of retaliation using circumstantial evidence and the direct method, employer’s proffered legitimate reason for discharge was a question for the jury).

As we have held that Sanchez has established a prima facie case of retaliation under the direct method, he need not also show that the City’s proffered reason for his termination was pretext in order to survive summary judgment.

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