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SWEARINGEN-EL v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 05 C 1493.

416 F.Supp.2d 612 (2006)

Kenneth K. SWEARINGEN-EL, Plaintiff, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARMENT, Michael F. Sheahan, in his individual and official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Callie Baird, in her individual capacity, Katie Harrison, in her individual capacity, Scott Kurtovich, in his individual capacity, the County of Cook, a unit of local Government, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

January 12, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana L. Kurtz, Kurtz Law Offices, LLC, Lockport, IL, for Plaintiff.

John F. Curran, Mary Carol Farmar, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Plaintiff Kenneth Swearingen-El was employed as a corrections officer in the Cook County Sheriff's Department between September 2, 1986 and August 28, 2003. According to Swearingen-El's complaint, while he was on a scheduled vacation, defendants falsely accused him of a crime and made false reports to the media regarding his status as a fugitive. These accusations led to his arrest on August 27...

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