Legal Opinion
Bernard Schroeder v. City of Chicago, John J. Tully, and Audley Connor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 1991No. 90-1144PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under the ubiquitous 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a former employee of the Chicago fire department who is complaining about delay in the receipt of disability benefits. The suit was dismissed for failure to state a claim, so we are confined to the facts stated in the complaint. On October 23, 1985, Bernard Schroeder was injured while fighting a fire. He was placed on medical leave at full pay and remained in that status for more than a year, during which time he was examined by a number of doctors all of whom concluded that he would be unable to resume his duties…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by117 opinions
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