Legal Opinion
Amy Barkoo v. Brian Melby, Individually and in His Capacity as Communications Coordinator of the Village of Skokie
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1990No. 88-3468PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judges.
Amy Barkoo resigned her emergency dispatcher position with the Village of Skokie. She later sued the Village of Skokie and three village employees, ultimately claiming she was constructively discharged in retaliation for exercising her constitutional right to free speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury awarded her $70,-000. Because this case is merely an employment dispute and does not involve the deprivation of any constitutional rights, we reverse and remand to the district court and order judgment to be entered for the defendants.
I. BACKGROUND
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