Simpson et al v. Cook County Sheriff's Office et al
Plaintiff: Joseph D.G. Simpson, Maurice Richardson, Frederick Merkerson and Jonathan Harris
Defendant: Cook County Sheriff's Office, Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board and County of Cook
Case Number: 1:2018cv00553
Filed: January 24, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Sharon Johnson Coleman
Nature of Suit: Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 375 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/8/2022. Mailed notice. (ym, )
September 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 332 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 9/13/2021. Mailed notice. (ym, )
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 273 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Court, in its discretion, grants plaintiffs' Rule 15(a)(2) motion for leave to file a second amended complaint 238 . Plaintiffs must file their Second Amended Complaint as a separate docket entry. The Court d enies defendants' joint motion to strike portions of plaintiffs' reply brief as moot 249 . Defendants' joint sur-reply to plaintiffs' motion for class certification is due on or before August 9, 2021. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 6/3/2021. Mailed notice. (ym, )
May 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 268 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Court, in its discretion, grants in part and denies in part plaintiffs' Daubert motion 195 . Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 5/12/2021. Mailed notice. (ym, )
August 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 131 AMENDED MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Merit Board's motion to dismiss 21 is granted in part and denied in part. The plaintiffs Merkerson's section 1983 and Illinois Civil Rights Act claims against the Merit Board are dismissed without prejudice. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/8/2019. Mailed notice. (ym, )
July 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 126 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Merit Board's motion to dismiss 104 is granted in part and denied in part. The plaintiffs' section 1983 and Illinois Civil Rights Act claims against the Merit Board are dismissed without prejudice. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 7/24/2019. Mailed notice. (ym, )
September 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 74 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Merit Board's motion to dismiss 21 is granted and the Merit Board is dismissed from this case without prejudice. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board terminated. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 9/13/2018. Mailed notice. (ym, )
August 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER: The Cook County Sheriff's Office and County of Cook's motion to dismiss 31 is granted in part and denied in part. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is dismissed without prejudice, and Sheriff Dart is substituted as a defendant in his official capacity. Counts III, IV, and V are dismissed with respect to plaintiffs Merkerson and Harris. Cook County Sheriff's Office terminated. Cook County Sheriff's Office and County of Cook's motion to dismiss 19 is stricken as moot. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/8/2018. Mailed notice.(ym, )
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Plaintiff: Joseph D.G. Simpson
Represented By: Samantha M. Kronk
Represented By: Marni J. Willenson
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Plaintiff: Maurice Richardson
Represented By: Samantha M. Kronk
Represented By: Marni J. Willenson
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Plaintiff: Frederick Merkerson
Represented By: Samantha M. Kronk
Represented By: Marni J. Willenson
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Plaintiff: Jonathan Harris
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Defendant: Cook County Sheriff's Office
Represented By: Andrea Lynn Huff
Represented By: Nile N. Miller
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Defendant: Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board
Represented By: Cathy McNeil Stein
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Defendant: County of Cook
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