Layman v. City of Peoria

JOE BILLY McDADE, United States Senior District Judge

This matter is before the Court to determine whether it will hear Plaintiff Jeremy Layman's action for declaratory judgment. Plaintiff alleges he was fired from the Peoria Police Department based on statements he made on social media. Plaintiff seeks a declaration that those statements were protected under the First Amendment. In reviewing, and rejecting, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Doc. 5), the Court became concerned about pending parallel arbitration proceedings. (Doc. 8). Although the Court determined the…