United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on retaliatory discharge for exercising his First Amendment (running for office) is denied where his position was eliminated months before the election occurred.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/02/2003
• Decided 06/25/2003
• Published 06/25/2003

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeremy P. Levinson (argued), Friebert, Finerty & St. John, Milwaukee, WI, for Defedant-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan C. Olson (argued), Olson & Associates, New Berlin, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.