Legal Opinion
Pressley v. Haeger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1992No. Nos. 91-2194 and 91-2196PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Robert Pressley was the first black police officer in Wheeling, Illinois. For years he remained the only black employee of that village. Occasional unpleasant incidents marred his life, but most of his colleagues were friendly and the rest tractable. When Michael Haeger arrived as chief of police in February 1982, Pressley told him about problems he occasionally had with two officers, including the posting of racially offensive cartoons. Haeger did nothing to help and soon began a series of administrative actions against Pressley. A jury concluded that Haeger…
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