Legal Opinion

Brown v. Chicago Transit Authority

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 31, 2025No. 1:22-cv-00675Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RUSSIA BROWN, Plaintiff, No. 22 CV 675 v. Judge Georgia N. Alexakis CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY and AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 241 Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Russia Brown, a former bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) was terminated after CTA concluded that he falsified leave. Brown sued CTA for violating

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”),

29 U.S.C. § 2601

et seq., and sued both CTA and his union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 (“Local…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  5. Henry Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, IncorporatCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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