Legal Opinion
Darrell Farmer v. Michael Lane, Doug Brown, Linda Williamson, Jay Delicandro, Rocco Biscaglia, and Reid Paxson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1988No. 87-3149PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In this case Darrell Farmer, a probationary employee with the Illinois Department of Corrections (the “DOC”), attempts to assert an infringement of constitutionally-protected interests through a tangled web of procedural and state law problems. Farmer brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that upon completion of his probationary period, he was wrongfully denied certification in retaliation for his decision to run for political office. Farmer claims that in taking this retaliatory action, the defendants violated his first amendment rights to freedom of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Kenneth D. Colburn, Jr. And Robert M. Khoury v. Trustees of Indiana University, Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., Howard G. SchallerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Frank Buttitta v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Richard Border v. City of Crystal Lake, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Thornton v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- B.H. v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
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