Case: Discrimination/Exhaustion of Remedies (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court granted the city of Chicago’s motion to dismiss discrimination claims brought by a Mexican American, LGBTQIA+ sign hanger under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Protection Clause, and Due Process, finding that he failed to exhaust administrative remedies for his Title VII claims, failed to properly allege municipal liability for his equal protection claims, brought an equal protection retaliation claim not cognizable under the 14th Amendment, and failed to establish a property interest for his due process claim, though the court allowed him to amend most claims within 30 days.

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