Legal Opinion
William McClure v. Stanley Cywinski
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1982No. 80-2648PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
William McClure, the plaintiff-appellant, appeals from the district court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n. o. v.) in favor of defendantappellee, Stanley Cywinski. McClure had alleged that he was entitled to damages pursuant to section 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976), because he was discharged from his position with the Governor’s Office of Manpower and Human Development (GOM-AHD) as a result of his insistence on avoiding political involvement in his place of work.
The principal issue on appeal is whether there was no evidence to support the jury’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edward Nekolny, Patrick Dumas, and Maria L. Dahms v. Ann B. Painter, Individually and as Supervisor of Lyons Township, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Konczak v. TyrrellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
- George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester KassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Mary Ellen Byrne v. Board of Education, School of West Allis-West MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Spiegla v. HullCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Robert O’CONNOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Walter H. Clark, Robert E. Paaswell, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Joseph L. Simmons v. Chicago Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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