District Court, S.D. Illinois February 14, 2018, 16–cv–9533 (JGK) (Braun v. City of N.Y.)

JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:

The plaintiff, Daniel Braun, a former firefighter with the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY"), brings this action against the City of New York (the "City") and Assistant Commissioner Wallace of the Bureau of Investigations and Trials ("BITS"),1 alleging claims under 42 U.S.C.