Jordan v. Civil Service Commission

Plaintiff, Thomas Jordan, sought to recover damages from defendant, the Civil Service Commission, an agency of the City of Chicago (hereinafter the City), for breach of an alleged contract providing compensatory time off for “overtime” and the accrual of sick days and vacation days to be maintained for his benefit. Plaintiff further sought back pay for a wrongful discharge from 1967 to 1972.

Plaintiff filed an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1983, the Federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of the City, finding that plaintiff had no…