United States Seventh Circuit
Callahan v. Fermon, 05-4313, 05-4335, 06-1055, 06-1098
In an action claiming retaliatory action by plaintiff's superiors arising out of comments made about a cold case and official complaints about his superior officers, judgment for plaintiff is reversed and the case remanded with instructions to enter judgment for defendants where plaintiff was speaking pursuant to his official duties, not as a citizen, and therefore was not entitled to protection by the First Amendment.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/10/2008
- Decided 05/20/2008
- Published 05/20/2008
Judges
- RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- John A. Baker (argued), Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Iain D. Johnston (argued), Johnston Green, Lawrence J. Weiner, Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin & Tominberg, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.