Defendant's Attorney: Thomas R. Allen

Description: Chicago, Illinois pro se Plaintiff attempted to represent himself with a lawyer on a civil rights violation theory.


Ocampo worked at IDOR as a Revenue Tax Specialist II. Ocampo submitted several complaints against IDOR Chief of Enforcement Vincent Cacioppo and other IDOR personnel concerning allegations of discrimination and public corruption with the Office of Executive Inspector General. In turn, several IDOR employees submitted complaints against Ocampo for harassment, reoccurring false allegations, and various incidents of inappropriate conduct. On March 23, 2022, IDOR recommended Ocampo's discharge based on charges that included unbecoming conduct, misuse of state time and equipment, and harassment. Forde approved the charges seeking Ocampo's discharge on April 7, 2022. Ocampo then appealed the decision to the Civil Service Commission. An administrative law judge issued a proposal for decision on July 8, 2022, to which Ocampo responded. Having reviewed the proposal for decision and Ocampo's response, Sickmeyer, as well as the other Civil Service Commission members, approved of the decision to discharge Ocampo on July 21, 2022.

Outcome: The Court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss.

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