United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming violation of plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights after he lost his position as chief of police, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff did not have a constitutionally-protected property interest in his position.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2007
• Decided 01/09/2008
• Published 01/09/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• M. Michael Waters (argued), Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.