United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit against a mayor and his chief of staff alleging that plaintiff was fired in retaliation for her political activities, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to offer any evidence that her political activities or her decision to abstain from political involvement was a substantial or motivating factor in her firing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2008
• Decided 02/09/2009
• Published 02/09/2009

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terry A. Fox, Attorney (argued), Smith Amundsen, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. O'Connell, Attorney (argued), O'Connell & Ryan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.