Legal Opinion
Michael Bicanic v. Thomas M. McDermott Individually and as the Mayor of the City of Hammond, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1989No. 88-2147PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
We must decide a case that has visited too many courts already. At the end of 1983 the City of Hammond, Indiana, fired Michael Bicanic, its Administrator of Parks and Recreation. He filed suit in August 1984 in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Indiana, contending that the discharge was politically motivated and violated the first amendment to the Constitution, applicable to the states through the fourteenth and implemented by 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint also presented claims based on state law. Concerned that things might not come out to his liking in state…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Edward Nekolny, Patrick Dumas, and Maria L. Dahms v. Ann B. Painter, Individually and as Supervisor of Lyons Township, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Donald C. Tomczak v. The City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by27 opinions
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