Legal Opinion
Dick Lalowski v. City of Des Plaines
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 2015No. 12-3604PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Dick Lalowski was formerly a police officer for the City of Des Plaines, Illinois. However, on the morning of May 20, 2006, he had two altercations with a group of demonstrators at an abortion clinic, one while he was on duty and the other shortly after his shift ended. Lalowski’s conduct during these altercations led the City’s police chief at the time, James Prandini, to file charges against him with the Des Plaines Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and to recommend his discharge. The Board held two sets of administrative hearings, one on the merits of the charges…
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