Legal Opinion
Keith Dookeran v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2013No. 11-3197PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Keith Dookeran was hired by John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in 2000 subject to biennial reappointment. In his 2004 application for reappointment, Dookeran disclosed for the first time that Mercy Hospital, his previous employer, had reprimanded him for creating a hostile work environment. This disclosure triggered an investigation and peer review by Stroger Hospital’s medical staff. An administrative committee eventually revoked Dookeran’s staff privileges, and the Cook County Board formally denied his reappointment application.
Dookeran sought judicial review…
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