Leonard v. Shulkin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL LEONARD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 9259 ) DENIS McDONOUGH,1 AS SECRETARY, ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ) AFFAIRS AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ) VETERAN AFFAIRS, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Michael Leonard worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA” or “the Agency”) for more than 25 years, most recently as a Criminal Investigator for the Edward J. Hines VA Medical Center (“Hines”) in Hines, Illinois. On March 8, 2013, the VA fired Plaintiff…