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Case Name	United States v. Illinois	EE-IL-0264
Docket / Court	1:93-cv-07741 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On December 28, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the State of Illinois, the City of Aurora, and the Board of Trustees of the City of Aurora Police Pension Fund (the "Fund") under Title I of ... read more > On December 28, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the State of Illinois, the City of Aurora, and the Board of Trustees of the City of Aurora Police Pension Fund (the "Fund") under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). The D.O.J. requested declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the defendants violated the ADA by excluding police officers and firefighters with certain disabilities from qualifying for pension benefits. Aurora filed a crossclaim against the State and the Fund seeking indemnity and injunctive relief in the event that the court finds Aurora liable for violating the ADA. On August 30, 1994, the district court (Hon. William T. Hart) granted the State's motion to dismiss the City's crossclaim but denied the State's motion to dismiss the complaint. On August 9, 1995, the court (Hon. Blanche M. Manning) entered a consent decree. We have no further information on this case. Hyun Jeong Yang - 11/04/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Discrimination-area

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	City of Aurora City of Aurora State of Illinois
Plaintiff Description	The United States on behalf of police officers and firefighters who were disqualified from receiving pension benefits because of certain disabilities
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1995 - n/a
Case Closing Year	1995
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

1:93-cv-07741 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0264-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/09/1995
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Memorandum Opinion and Order (1994 WL 562180 / 1994 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 12890) (N.D. Ill.)

EE-IL-0264-0001.pdf | WESTLAW| LEXIS | Detail
Date: 09/12/1994

People

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Judges	Manning, Blanche M. Court not on record EE-IL-0264-9000 Rosemond, W. Thomas Jr. (N.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0264-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Bass, Alyse S. (District of Columbia) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Gadzichowski, John M. (District of Columbia) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Atwell, Charles H. Jr. (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Carroll, James R. (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Casciari, Mark A (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Flahaven, Roger Philip (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Genser, Erick J. (District of Columbia) EE-IL-0264-9000
	Hartlieb, Tracy Lovi (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Horwitz, Stephen Bernard (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-9000
	Rewers, Edna Mae (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-9000
	Steele, Douglas L. (District of Columbia) EE-IL-0264-9000
	Weinstein, Michael B. (Illinois) EE-IL-0264-0001 \| EE-IL-0264-9000
	Woodley, Thomas A. (District of Columbia) EE-IL-0264-9000

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