Afridi v. BNSF Railway Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADEEL AFRIDI, Plaintiff, Case No. 18-CV-8205 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant BNSF Railway Company fired Plaintiff Adeel Afridi, a private law enforcement officer it employed, after learning that Plaintiff threatened to kill his coworkers at a company casino night event. Plaintiff denies making any such threat and claims that Defendant fired him because of his religion, national origin, and race and in retaliation for complaining about discrimination.…