Legal Opinion
Robert Livas v. Edward Petka
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 1983No. 82-1629PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER,
Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Robert Livas (Livas) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendant-appellee Edward Petka (Petka) dismissed him from his position as Assistant State’s Attorney of Will County for political reasons and that the dismissal therefore violated Livas’ constitutional rights. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for the defendant, holding Livas had failed to establish that his dismissal was politically moti vated. Our jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
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Livas, a member of the Illinois bar, began…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Board of School Comm'rs of Indianapolis v. JacobsSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- Lohorn v. MichalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Stott v. HaworthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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