United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a suit alleging retaliation for political statements is reversed where there were genuine issues concerning whether the deputy sheriff making the statements was acting in his role as a deputy sheriff or as a union representative.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/12/2006
• Decided 07/27/2006
• Published 07/28/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan Cermele (argued), Eggert & Cermele, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Scott (argued), Linder & Marsack, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.