Legal Opinion
James Newcomb v. James Brennan and Henry Reuss
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1977No. 77-1006PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff James Newcomb contends that his constitutional rights were violated when he was dismissed from his position as deputy city attorney of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Newcomb was dismissed when, against the wishes of the city attorney, he announced his intention to run for Congress. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the complaint.
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In April 1976 Newcomb was employed by the City of Milwaukee as deputy city attorney. His superior was defendant James Brennan, the city attorney of Milwaukee. Newcomb informed Brennan that he intended to run in the Democratic Party’s…
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