Legal Opinion
Michael M. Gorman v. Renault Robinson, George C. Cramer, and William T. Salem
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 1992No. 91-2157PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Gorman brought this civil rights lawsuit against the defendants after they discharged him from his position at the Chicago Housing Authority (“CHA”). Gorman had worked at the CHA from 1965 until his discharge in 1986 and for most of that time he had acted as the CHA’s Assistant Purchasing Agent. Gor-man's complaint against the defendants alleges that they violated his rights of freedom of speech and due process by discharging him for his cooperation with FBI investigations of employee corruption at the CHA. The defendants have maintained that they…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
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