Legal Opinion
Connie Sullivan and Mary Blanco v. Robert Ramirez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 2004No. 02-4118PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Connie Sullivan and Mary Blanco brought this action against their employer, the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”), and their supervisor, Robert Ramirez, Chief of the IDOT Bureau of Employee Services. Their complaint alleged violations of their rights under the First Amendment, see 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and violations of state law. The district court dismissed IDOT on the ground that the Eleventh Amendment barred the action against it. It granted Mr. Ramirez’s motion for summary judgment on the state claims but denied summary judgment based on qualified immunity…
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