Legal Opinion
Bernard Coady v. Russell Steil
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1999No. 98-3569PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Before us is Russell Steil’s interlocutory appeal of the district court’s denial of his summary judgment motion in a § 1983 suit filed against him by the plaintiff, Bernard Coady. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the district court’s decision that Steil is not entitled to summary judgment.
Facts
The plaintiff has been a firefighter for the Springfield Fire Department (“SFD”) since 1978. In 1995, Coady, a Captain in the SFD, was stationed at Firehouse No. 1 (the “Firehouse”), located in downtown Springfield. At that time, Steil was the SFD’s Chief. On Saturday, March…
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