United States Seventh Circuit

District court grant of summary judgment on plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim is affirmed where it was not clearly established at the time of plaintiff's transfer that the employer's action violated any constitutional rights and thus the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/06/2006
• Decided 06/26/2009
• Published 06/26/2009

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard W. Feldman, Attorney (argued), Kelli E. Gordon, Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary E. Welsh, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.