Legal Opinion
Carston v. County of Cook
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 12, 1992No. 90-3830PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Harold J. Carston and the other plaintiffs-appellees are long-time security officers at Oak Forest Hospital in Cook County, Illinois. During the 1970s, Oak Forest Hospital was operated by the Health and Hospitals Governing Commission (“HHGC”). The HHGC granted the security officers civil service protection pursuant to its merit system. In November 1979, the HHGC was abolished by statute and the Hospital became the responsibility of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County (“Cook County”). In 1983, Cook County notified the security officers that it did not recognize their…
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