Nowak v. City of Calumet City

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Karen Nowak filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) alleging that defendants, the City of Calumet City (“the City”), the City’s Mayor, Robert C. Stefaniak and the City’s Chief of Police, James J. Shutoski, violated her due process rights when they fired her from the position of reserve police officer 1 without notice or an opportunity to challenge her dismissal at a hearing. Defendants moved for summary judgment contending that Nowak did not have a property interest in her position and was therefore not entitled to any due process. Nowak…