Legal Opinion
Gregory Simmons v. Timothy Gillespie
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 2013No. 12-3381PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for Pekin, Illinois, determined that Gregory Simmons, an officer of the city’s police department, had disobeyed an order. It suspended him without pay for 20 days. A state court affirmed the board’s decision, but a court of appeals reversed after concluding that the chief of police lacked authority to issue the order in question. Simmons v. Pekin Police and Fire Commission, No. 3-08-0944 (Ill.App.3d Dist. Oct. 13, 2009) (unpublished). Michael Campion, a psychologist, had concluded that Simmons was unfit for duty. Simmons told…
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