Hawkins v. City of Harvey

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TERENCE HAWKINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 21 C 04777 ) v. ) ) Judge Robert W. Gettleman CITY OF HARVEY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Terence Hawkins worked as a police officer for the City of Harvey (“defendant” or the “City”). Plaintiff has sued defendant, alleging that it violated his rights by taking adverse employment actions against him. According to plaintiff’s complaint, after roughly a decade on the job and at the age of 56, he injured his knee while on duty exiting…