Legal Opinion
Robert Pienta v. Village of Schaumburg, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 1983No. 82-1651PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
In April 1981, plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Three of the plaintiffs, Robert Pienta, Theodore Pryka and Vincent De-George, 1 were officers employed by the Village of Schaumburg, Illinois, Police Department, and plaintiff Richard McGraw was a civilian employee of that Department. Defendants were the Village of Schaumburg, its Chief of Police, and three members of its Fire and Police Commission. Plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that parts of two Police Department rules (reproduced in the Appendix hereto) — Administrative…
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