United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging termination in retaliation for plaintiff's statements regarding purported misconduct by the state agency which employed her, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) a report prepared by plaintiff outlining her concerns was prepared within the scope of her employment, and was not protected by the First Amendment; and 2) plaintiff's supervisor was not aware that plaintiff had made a report to the FBI, and this report could therefore not have been the basis for her termination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2008
• Decided 10/31/2008
• Published 10/31/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James P. Baker (argued), Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Evan Siegel (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.