Scatchell v. Villlage of Melrose Park

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN A. SCATCHELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 20-cv-1045 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK, ) RONALD SERPICO, SAM PITASSI, ) MICHAEL CASTELLAN, and PETER ) CAIRA, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER John Scatchell Jr. served the public as a police officer in Melrose Park, Illinois for over six years, before getting fired. He lost his job after the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners found that he went waterfowl hunting with a convicted…