Hadnott v. Berrios

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION EDWARD HADNOTT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 7320 ) COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer JOSEPH BERERIOS, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Edward W. Hadnott is a former Cook County homeowner. In this lawsuit, Hadnott alleges that Joseph Berrios, the Cook County Assessor, has violated Hadnott’s rights under the federal and state constitutions and Illinois law by over-assessing real properties in Cook County’s “poor and minority neighborhoods.” (Am. Compl. [17], at 6.) If the…