Legal Opinion
Milwaukee Police Association and Julie Horter v. Arthur Jones, Chief of Police for the City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 24, 1999No. 98-2904PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
This is one of those cases' in which litigation seems to have replaced common sense. The parties appear to agree on the proper resolution, but inexplicably have not taken basic steps to reach that resolution.
In June 1998, Milwaukee Chief of Police Arthur Jones issued the following directive to officers of the Milwaukee Police Department (“Department”):
If a Department employee makes a verbal or written complaint against another member, they are to be immediately informed that the complaint is CONFIDENTIAL and considered an internal investigation. They are to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Burson v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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