Legal Opinion
William Staples v. City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 1998No. 96-3788PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
A few days after William Staples became involved in a fistfight with one of his coworkers in the Bridges and Public Buildings Division of the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works (“the DPW”), the City fired him from his job. He brought this case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the City’s action deprived him of his constitutional rights to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. In addition, he added a variety of state-law claims against the co-worker. Upon cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted…
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