Deslandes v. McDonald's USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LEINANI DESLANDES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 17 C 4857 ) v. ) ) Judge Jorge L. Alonso McDONALD’S USA, LLC, ) McDONALD’S CORPORATION, and ) DOES 1 through 10, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After a hiring restriction prevented plaintiff Leinani Deslandes (“Deslandes”) from taking a better-paying position with a rival McDonald’s outlet, she filed this suit seeking relief under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Deslandes and Stephanie Turner (“Turner”), who filed a related suit…