Legal Opinion
Ratajack v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 19, 1990No. 88 C 10973PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROVNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this lawsuit, plaintiff Wayne Ratajack, a part-time police officer for the defendant Calumet City, challenges his removal from an eligibility list for employment as a full-time police officer. The complaint is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and it alleges that plaintiffs removal from the eligibility list constituted a denial of due process and an infringement on plaintiffs freedoms of speech and political association. Pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs amended complaint. For the reasons described…
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