Citations
- 578 F. Supp. 2d 1042
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RUBEN CASTILLO, District Court.
Samone Redd (“Plaintiff’) filed this action against Chicago Police Detective J. Dougherty (“Detective Dougherty”), Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Weber (“ASA Weber”), Cook County’s Director of Personnel Rosemarie Nolan (“Nolan”), Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart (“Sheriff Dart”), unknown and unnamed County employees (“unknown defendants”), the City of Chicago (“the City”), and Cook County, Illinois (“the County”) after she was discharged from her position as a correctional officer with the Cook County Department of Corrections (“DOC”). She raises claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged deprivations of her constitutional rights and related claims under state law. (R. 1, Compl.) Pending before the Court are three separate motions to dismiss filed by the defendants. (R. 17, 23, 26.) For the reasons stated below, the motions are granted in part and denied in part.
RELEVANT FACTS
In February 2007, following the completion of her training at the Cook County Sheriffs Institute for Law Enforcement Education and Training, Plaintiff began working as a correctional officer at the DOC for a probationary period to end on November 13, 2007. (R. 1, Comply 11.) During this period, Plaintiff worked the night shift, which began at 11:00 p.m. and ended at 7:00 a.m. (Id. ¶ 14.)
On May 29, 2007, around 11:00 p.m., Plaintiff witnessed a man and a woman arguing outside of a residence near 92nd Street and Lawrence Avenue in Chicago. (Id. ¶ 15.) Two days later, Plaintiff met with Detective Dougherty and gave a statement about what she had witnessed. (Id. ¶ 16.) Plaintiff informed Detective Dougherty that she did not witness a battery during the altercation. (Id. ¶¶ 16-17.) She did not sign any written statement at this time. (Id. ¶ 17.)
Throughout the following weeks, Plaintiff claims that she received repeated calls “of an intimidating and harassing nature” from Detective Dougherty. (Id. ¶ 18.) On July 5, 2007, at 3:00 a.m., Detective Dougherty called Plaintiff and “demand[ed]” that Plaintiff “immediately” give a second statement. (/