Legal Opinion
Davis v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 2008No. 06-1534PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Tonya Davis is a registered nurse assigned to the Emergency Room at John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County, Illinois (“Stroger”). Davis was involved in a series of unpleasant incidents with hospital personnel and expressed her resulting dismay in a memorandum. This prompted her supervisor, Cynthia Przislicki, to ask Davis to submit to an evaluation of fitness for duty. When Davis refused, Przislicki suspended her; she was ultimately reinstated with back pay.
Not satisfied with that measure, Davis filed suit against both Cook County (her employer) and Przislicki. Her…
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