Nelson et al v. Board of Education
Plaintiff: Joyce L Nelson
Defendant: Country Club Hills School District 160 Board of Education and Sandra Thomas
Case Number: 1:2015cv08932
Filed: October 8, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Sharon Johnson Coleman
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 103 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order; Plaintiff Joyce Nelson ("Nelson") filed a three-count First Amended Complaint 35 , alleging retaliation for exercising her First Amendment free speech rights, breach of contract against the Country Club Hills District 160 Board of Education ("Board"), and defamation per se against Superintendent Sandra Thomas ("Thomas"). Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on all counts 83 . Nelson filed a cross-motion for partial summary judgment on Counts II for breach of contract and III for defamation 85 . For the reasons stated herein, the Court grants summary judgment in favor of defendants and denies plaintiff's summary judgment. Jury trial set to 4/23/2018 is hereby stricken. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 11/13/2017 Mailed notice (rth)
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Plaintiff: Joyce L Nelson
Represented By: Gregory T. Mitchell
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Defendant: Country Club Hills School District 160 Board of Education
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