Nawara v. County Of Cook

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN NAWARA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 2393 ) COUNTY OF COOK, a unit of local ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer Government and THOMAS DART, in his ) official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County, ) Illinois, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff John Nawara has worked as a correctional officer at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (“CCSO”) since 1998. In September 2016, while working a shift at the Cook County Jail, Nawara got into an altercation with his superintendent, Karen Jones-Hayes. Jones-Hayes reported the incident, and…