Griffin v. City of Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DONNA GRIFFIN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19 C 8135 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Donna Griffin lost her position as a candidate paramedic in the Candidate Fire Paramedic Training Program (the “Academy”) when the Chicago Fire Department (“CFD”) determined Griffin was not medically fit because she took medication, specifically alprazolam and trazodone, to treat her adjustment disorder with anxious mood and secondary insomnia. In response,…