Legal Opinion

Samuel Scaife v. Cook County, Michael F. Sheahan, Randy Pietrowski

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 10, 2006No. 04-2966PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Thirteen employees of the Cook County Sheriffs Department, including Samuel Scaife, sued Cook County, Sheriff Michael Sheahan, and several Department supervisors including William Wallace (the “defen dants”), alleging numerous violations of federal law. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case. Only Scaife appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. HISTORY

Samuel Scaife, an African-American male, has been employed by the Cook County Sheriffs Department since June 1, 1988. Scaife began as a correctional officer and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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