Legal Opinion
William P. Davis v. Matt L. Rodriguez, Superintendent, Chicago Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 4, 1997No. 96-1091PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
William Davis, the Director of News Affairs for the Chicago Police Department (“department”), was indicted by a grand jury in Cook County, Illinois for, among other things, disseminating information pertaining to a pending department investigation of former Congressman Melvin Reynolds. Immediately following the return of the indictment, Davis was discharged from his position as Director of News Affairs for the department. In response, Davis filed suit in federal district court against Matt Rodriguez, the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. The district court…
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