Legal Opinion
Zerante v. DeLuca
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 2009No. 08-1381PublishedCited by 502 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Maria Zerante brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Chicago Heights Mayor Anthony DeLuca and his Chief of Staff, Daniel Proft, alleging that she was fired in retaliation for her political activities. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Zerante appealed. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Maria Zerante’s employment with the City of Chicago Heights began in 1995 during then-Mayor Angelo Ciambrone’s first term. In October of 1999, she was promoted to the position of Purchasing Agent in the…
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