Myers v. Brunsvold

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Were the Plaintiffs laid off for political reasons?

The Court concludes that they have not met their burden.

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is allowed.

All of the Plaintiffs are former Site Superintendents with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”), who before being laid off worked at various natural resource sites around the State of Illinois. The Defendants contend that the Plaintiffs’ positions were abolished for budgetary reasons.

The Plaintiffs filed a two-count complaint, alleging in Count I that they were laid off from their…