Legal Opinion
Carol D. Patkus v. Sangamon-Cass Consortium, Sangamon County, Cass County, and Richard Austin, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1985No. 84-1063PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This action involves several challenges to the conduct of defendants in connection with the employment and subsequent discharge of plaintiff Carol D. Patkus. Patkus was employed as the administrator of the Sangamon-Cass Consortium, an agency responsible for management of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program for two counties, from March 1978 until December 1980. Patkus’s complaint alleged violations of her rights to free speech, free association, and due process under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; sex discrimination in pay and discharge under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e;…
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