Robert G. Fleming v. County of Kane, State of Illinois, and Nabi R. Fakroddin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In the § 1983 action underlying this appeal, Robert G. Fleming (hereinafter “Fleming” or “plaintiff”), alleged that defendants, Kane County and its Highway Superintendent, Nabi R. Fakroddin, harassed and ultimately dismissed him from his position with the Kane County Highway Department in violation of his first and fourteenth amendment rights. Fleming maintained that he was terminated in retaliation for his vocal criticism of the bid-letting procedures surrounding a road construction contract. After a jury trial, the district court entered a judgment in favor of Fleming.…
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