United States Seventh Circuit
Bradley v. Village of University Park, IL, 16-3456
Reversed district court’s dismissal of 14th Amendment due process claim. The termination of Plaintiff, a police chief, without due process in violation of state law gives rise to a 14th Amendment claim in federal court. Plaintiff does not need to show the deprivation of due process is a “random, unauthorized act by a state employee” under Paratt v. Tayler 451 U.S. 527 (1981) to bring a federal claim.
Appellate Information
- Published 2019/07/16
Judges
- Hamilton
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit