Legal Opinion
Roake v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 2017No. 16-2976PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Brian Roake, a former police officer for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, was ostensibly disciplined for drinking alcohol at work. He responded with this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging unlawful retaliation under the First Amendment. He also asserted a Fourteenth Amendment due process claim based on reputational harm. The district court dismissed Roake’s action under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a plausible claim to relief. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Brian Roake was a police officer for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County,…
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