Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 2009No. 08-1523PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Laura Simpson’s employment as the head of the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center (“RVDC”) came to an end in November 2002, when she was fired by her employer, the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois. The Chief Judge gave a number of reasons for her termination, principally citing a report prepared by the Will County Auditor that alleged that Simpson engaged in acts of fraud and impropriety. Simpson, however, assumed a more nefarious purpose — she was fired while on medical leave — so she sued the Office of the Chief Judge and…
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