Vega, et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, et al.
Aug 10, 2018OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
First Amendment
Chicago, IL
Employment and labor Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Discrimination ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
First Amendment
OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
First Amendment Retaliation, Due Process
OUTCOME: The Magistrate Judge denied the injunction request; the District Judge adopted that denial.
Injunction action under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Student sought to use a particular accommodation while taking a test related to the ... selective enrollment high school application process.
OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
First Amendment Retaliation and Fourteenth Amendment Due Process allegations by a former teacher
OUTCOME: Won appeal at Seventh Circuit
Constitutional due process claim based on teacher layoff
OUTCOME: Won motion to dismiss 19-count complaint
Won motion to dismiss 19-count complaint.
OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
Won summary judgment in case involving alleged discrimination in violation of Title VII and the Equal Pay Act.
OUTCOME: Won partial motion to dismiss
Won partial motion to dismiss, obtaining dismissal of class action claim involving alleged breach of contract and dismissal of all but one of plaintiffs' Section 1983 due process claims.
OUTCOME: Won summary judgment
Won summary judgment in case involving claims of ADEA discrimination and ADEA, Section 1981 and Section 1983 retaliation. 2014 WL 642446
OUTCOME: Won dismissal as discovery sanction; Fifth Circuit upheld
Won dismissal at trial court based on discovery misconduct by Plaintiff and her counsel; Fifth Circuit upheld.