Honaker, Fred v. Smith, Gary

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 00-2346 FRED HONAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GARY SMITH, Mayor, individually and as Mayor of the Village of Lovington and as Fire Chief of the Lovington Fire Department, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 98 C 2099--Michael P. McCuskey, Judge. ARGUED DECEMBER 8, 2000--DECIDED June 26, 2001 Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and EVANS, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Fred Honaker filed a complaint against Gary Smith, the Mayor and Fire Chief of…