Legal Opinion
Brian Vukadinovich v. Kathryn Bartels, Individually and as Trustee of New Durham Township School Corporation and New Durham Township
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1988No. 87-2507PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Brian Vukadinovich, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments in connection with the termination of his employment as a public high school teacher. 1 His complaint also included pendent state law claims. Vukadi-novich alleged that the defendants fired him in retaliation for the exercise of his right to free speech after his comments regarding his resignation as basketball coach were published in a local newspaper. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on the First and…
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3Cited by75 opinions
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