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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Action: Approve payment of $26,101.00 to Moor Law Office, P.C., pursuant to 18-cv-1948 and 18-cv-4366
Payee: Moor Law Office, P.C.
Good(s) or Service(s): Legal fees
Fiscal Impact: $26,101.00
Accounts: 11100-1440-10155-521044, legal fees
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary: It is proposed that $26,101.00 be paid to Moor Law Office, P.C. for legal fees in connection with the settlement of litigation: Wendy Moore v. Office of the Chief Judge and the County of Cook, 18- cv- 4366 and Barney L. Moore v. Office of the Chief Judge and the County of Cook, 18-cv-1948. These two related cases involve two former employees of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), pending in the United States district court for the Northern District of Illinois. Both cases allege discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1190 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Settlement agreements have been executed for both cases.
Although the county or the state routinely pays such litigation expenses, both the Cook County State’s Attorney and the state have represented they will not approve payment in these matters. As such, it is proposed that the settlement costs be paid from funds appropriated in the budget of the JTDC.
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