Lewis v. Harris

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

With 2 $ hours left in his 1-year probationary period as a Springfield police officer, Plaintiff was discharged.

He now alleges that Defendants violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

But the Due Process Clause only applies if Defendants deprived Plaintiff of property, and employment as a probationary police officer is not property.

I. BACKGROUND1

Paul Lewis began working for the Springfield, Illinois Police Department (SPD) on May 22, 1995. According to city regulations, Lewis’ first year as a patrol officer was a period of probation. The…