Legal Opinion
John Woods v. City of Berwyn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 2015No. 13-3766PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
When John Woods told a coworker at the Berwyn Fire Department that “he wanted to kill somebody, all of them” and that his children were going to “go over there” and “tune them up,” referring to his coworkers and superiors, Fire Department Chief Denis O’Halloran looked into the statements and eventually recommended termination. A three-member panel for the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners conducted a hearing on O’Halloran’s recommendation. Woods was represented by counsel, who gave opening and closing statements, put on witnesses, cross-examined others, made and…
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