Legal Opinion
John Fontano v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and Eugene Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 1987No. 86-1294PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
John Fontano was fired from his position with the Chicago Department of Sewers one day before his six-month probationary period was to end. Fontano sued the City of Chicago (City) and his supervisor, Eugene Barnes, claiming that his termination violated various rights which he was entitled to under the United States constitution and Illinois state law. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a federal cause of action and refused to retain jurisdiction over the pendant state claims, 646 F.Supp. 599. The court also denied Fontano’s subsequent motion to amend the…
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