Legal Opinion
Waters v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2009No. 08-1583, 08-2493PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Daniel B. Waters worked as a painter for the City of Chicago (City) from 1994 until his termination in 2000. In 2002, he sued the City and four of his superiors in their individual and official capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging retaliation in violation of his First Amendment rights. This appeal requires us to decide whether the district court erred in denying the City’s motion for judgment as a matter of law and whether it erred in awarding Waters attorneys’ fees and costs. We conclude that the district court should have granted the motion for judgment as a…
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