The story begins with two supervisors filing grievances then charges of discrimination against their Commander, Marienne Perry. All involved are females and the charge appears to be one of racial discrimination and if we recall correctly the city's originating response was that Ex-Commander Perry who is now retired treated everyone poorly. Fortunately the jury did not buy all the way in on the city's defense theory of Commander miserable soul and awarded both supervisors monetary awards for their ordeal and although the supervisors won, Commander Perry was still exonerated? We would like to throw the pie in the sky and say all lived happily ever after but then again this is Chicago CPD with IAD strumming along on the strings.
Were not a bit surprised by what occurred after the the jury's finding. In walks the ole IAD investigator instructed by undoubtedly an ummm, higher authority of unknown particles ring a ding who then decides to pursue an illegal punitive act in furtherance by throwing around the old and tired angle of you didn't cross your T's and dot your I's paper nonsense on your originating written complaint reports. Well guess what? We do get to throw that pie in the sky after all, and IAD aka City of Chicago CPD got smacked in the eye with that pie for a whopping Retaliation act after attempting to suspend the supervisors for originally filing the grievance.
"By attempting to follow through with suspensions against the plaintiffs despite the jury's verdict, the city has conclusively made the case against itself that its retaliatory conduct is likely to persist in the future," Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole wrote in a stinging opinion signed last Thursday.
Police Internal Affairs agent filed disciplinary charges against Lipman and O'Sullivan for failing to immediately provide him with thorough, written reports to back up their grievance.
In 2001, Lipman and O'Sullivan sued the city, claiming the police department was retaliating against them for filing their grievance.
Jury calls it retaliation. So do we and its too common place!
In 2001, Lipman and O'Sullivan sued the city, claiming the police department was retaliating against them for filing their grievance.
Jury calls it retaliation. So do we and its too common place!