Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1992No. 91-1505PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior District Judge.
Paul Garrett sued Mayor Barnes and the City of Gary under § 1983, charging that he had been fired because of his political affiliation with the previous mayor in violation of his first amendment rights. At the *630close of evidence in the third trial (two earlier mistrials had resulted from hung juries), the district court granted the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. This appeal followed.
I. Facts
On review of a directed verdict we examine the facts, and all inferences that they reasonably support, in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, in this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Edward Nekolny, Patrick Dumas, and Maria L. Dahms v. Ann B. Painter, Individually and as Supervisor of Lyons Township, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Steven A. Kurowski and David H. Nicholls v. James J. Krajewski, Individually and in His Capacity as Judge of the Lake County Court, Division IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Marcella Ann Cromley v. Board of Education of Lockport Township High School District 205, Donald E. Weber, Richard J. DittleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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