Case law

Marsili v. Arlington Heights Fire Department

990 F. Supp. 576 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 13, 1998

Once a plaintiff establishes this prima facie case, a presumption of discrimination is established and the burden then shifts to the employer to provide a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for its actions. … Thus, plaintiff has established three of the four elements of a prima facie case.

Johnson v. Kurut, Star No. 6064

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 8, 2023

The district court agreed but entered summary judgment for the officer because it determined that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity. Id. at 688‒89. … The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from liability for civil damages if their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would

Kuipers v. Drake Tower Apartments, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 6, 2025

Qualified individual To sustain an ADA accommodation claim, besides establishing that they have a disability, a plaintiff must show that he is "qualified," or in other words … Even if the Kuipers were able to establish that they were qualified individuals, the evidence shows, without any genuine factual dispute, that Drake Tower was still justified in rejecting masking-plus-testing as a reasonable

Baldwin Cooke Company v. Keith Clark, Inc.

383 F. Supp. 650 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 12, 1974

The collection of non-copyrightable material may still qualify for copyright protection by reason of an original effort expended in the process of compilation or arrangement. … The selection, arrangements and combinations clearly establish the Executive Planner’s originality. See Gelles-Widmer Co. v.

Adorno v. Nitzkin

828 F. Supp. 42 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 3, 1993

The Supreme Court has recognized that Congress adopted such a broad preemption provision in order to establish a comprehensive and exclusive scheme of federal regulation of employee benefit plans. Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. … The Fifth Circuit held in Perkins: While ERISA clearly preempts claims of bad faith as against insurance companies for improper processing of a claim for benefits under an employee benefit plan, Pilot Life, and while ERISA

United States Gypsum Co. v. United States

206 F. Supp. 744 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 6, 1962

The defendant maintains that expenditures for the mining of “new areas” cannot qualify under the regulation. (2) The plaintiff has failed to establish a prima facie case that the expenditures did not increase the value or … The air and escape hatch clearly added to the value of the mine in permitting operations to proceed in the area beyond the tracks.

Metcalf v. Flamburis

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Oct 5, 2020

Qualified Immunity Finally, Defendants contend that they are entitled to qualified immunity. … his actions were unconstitutional in light of clearly established law?”

Walker v. Woodward Governor Co.

631 F. Supp. 91 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 26, 1986

Dowling, 459 F.2d 190 (7th Cir.1972), defendant contends that at least in the Seventh Circuit a plaintiff may not establish a “conspiracy” for Section 1985(3) purposes between a corporate entity and its own supervisor-agents … Thus, the third Dombrowski exception is clearly inapplicable here. Neither does plaintiff specifically allege the personal, racial animus requisite to the first Dombrowski exception.

In Re UNR Industries, Inc.

74 B.R. 146 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 2, 1987

UNR maintains that under the government contract specification defense, 1 UNR is absolutely immune from any liability to the selected claimants. … Yet, a precedent established in a federal district court in Pennsylvania — a court well versed in the law of Pennsylvania which governs this motion — will be as valuable as one established by this court.

Cervantes v. Perryman

954 F. Supp. 1257 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 10, 1997

Thus, even under *1265 the interpretation of the statute advanced by the Plaintiffs, they still do not qualify for the relief they seek. … The Court may not issue a writ of mandamus ordering a federal official to perform any function that the official is not clearly directed by law to perform. Save the Dunes Council v.

Cage v. Harper

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Dec 19, 2019

However, Defendants have not stated that its good faith or qualified immunity defense is based in any way on communications with counsel. … Finally, Plaintiff claims that the law in the Seventh Circuit is that the simple assertion of a good faith defense or a qualified immunity defense is sufficient to waive the attorney-client privilege.

Kyle v. City of Oak Forest

637 F. Supp. 980 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 20, 1986

Plaintiffs allege that the evidence presented at trial clearly establishes that Mayor Malecky did not reappoint plaintiffs because plaintiffs opposed Mayor Malecky and actively supported his opponent in the 1985 Oak Forest … Absent a property interest, Ulloa is not entitled to the privileges and immunities secured by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Quinn v. Wexford Health Sources Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 7, 2018

Qualified Immunity Defendants further contend that they are entitled to qualified immunity with regard to Quinn’s deliberate indifference claims against Obaisi. … “[Q]ualified immunity shields an official from liability for civil damages, provided that the illegality of the official’s conduct was not clearly established at the time he acted.”

John A. by and Through Valerie A. v. Gill

565 F. Supp. 372 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Apr 12, 1983

In Sosna , the Supreme Court established two exceptions to the mootness doctrine. … Defendant contends that Pennhurst and Rowley establish that the EAHCA was passed pursuant to Congress’ spending power and that the Act does not clearly condition the receipt of federal funds on the provision of such rights

Jones v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 27, 2018

Berry’s Qualified Immunity Defense Qualified immunity “protects government officials from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established … The plaintiff must “plead facts showing (1) that the official violated a statutory or constitutional right, and (2) that the right was ‘clearly established.’”

Glass v. Village of Maywood

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 30, 2024

Qualified Immunity Defendants argue that the Defendant Officers are entitled to qualified immunity for Plaintiff’s Section 1983 claims. … “The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials ‘from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable

Mendoza

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 11, 2026

Successful Monell claims can “provide[] a path to recover[]” compensatory damages “for plaintiffs stymied by the doctrine of qualified immunity.” Matthew J. … But as the court noted, if the conduct alleged occurred—deliberate fabrication of evidence—“there cannot be qualified immunity.” (R. 151, July 16, 2025 Hr’g Tr. at 20.)

Weber v. Village of Hanover Park

768 F. Supp. 630 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 12, 1991

Robert contests the existence of a qualified privilege here. … Such abuse can be established by a showing that the defendant made the allegedly defamatory statement with actual malice.

Hernandez v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.

429 F. Supp. 2d 983 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · May 2, 2006

Regardless of whether the facts of Cole are analogous to those before me, the test set forth in Cole is clearly relevant to this case. The Murray opinion supports, rather than contradicts, this conclusion. … The decision in Murray forecloses any arguments that actual damages need to be established for a willful violation of the FCRA.

Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court v. Harris

595 F. Supp. 107 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jul 6, 1984

During 1973, the Illinois Supreme Court adopted new rules which established the Commission to perform these functions. … periods to qualify for such benefits.