Legal Opinion
Gunville v. Walker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 2009No. 08-1035PublishedCited by 525 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Robert Gunville and Richard Oakley were terminated from their employment with the State of Illinois after a change in the governing political. Although they would have been eligible to be reemployed at positions throughout the state under prior interpretations of personnel rules, the new administration applied the rules much more narrowly, resulting in a lack of opportunities for reemployment for the two men. They charged certain state officials with violating their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of…
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