Legal Opinion

Michael Leonard v. Doug Collins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 27, 2026No. 1:17-cv-09259Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL LEONARD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:17 C 09259 ) DOUG COLLINS, Secretary, U.S. ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer Department of Veterans Affairs, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER For over 25 years, Plaintiff Michael Leonard (“Plaintiff”) worked as a Criminal Investigator at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA” or “the government”) facility in Hines, Illinois. In 2013, he was fired by the VA. In this lawsuit against the VA, Leonard alleged that he was unlawfully discharged because of his…

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