United States Seventh Circuit

Where plaintiff alleges sufficient facts to establish that the writing of a memo, alleging criminal activity within local government, is constitutionally protected and that the defendants retaliated against him because of it, defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2002
• Published 03/08/2002

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Rettko (argued), Rettko Law Offices, Brookfield, WI, for plaintiff-appellee., Jan A. Smokowicz (argued), Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellant.