Colbert v. State of Illinois, Department of Transportation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LLOYD COLBERT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 cv 6237 ) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer TRANSPORTATION and JAMES McKAY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER AND OPINION After a physical altercation between Plaintiff Lloyd Colbert and his subordinate, Darrin Monroe, both men were dismissed from their employment with Defendant Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”). Plaintiff, who is African-American, alleges that IDOT discriminated against him on the basis of his race, and that his fight with…