Wicik v. County of Cook et al, No. 1:2017cv06856 - Document 43 (N.D. Ill. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 8/15/2018. The Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 31 . Count III is dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff shall have one last oppor tunity to amend Complaint to the extent she can do so. Second Amended Complaint shall be filed on or before 9/5/2018. The case will proceed to discovery on Wicik's remaining claims as they relate to those claims included in her December 2, 2016 Charge of Discrimination. Defendant Harper is dismissed from the action as are any allegations pertaining to Wicik's position at Oak Forest Hospital or her urinary incontinence. Mailed notice(lk, )
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