Legal Opinion
Jo Ann Campbell, A/K/A Jody Campbell v. City of Champaign, Steven C. Carter, and Richard A. Schnuer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1991No. 90-3004PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff was hired by the City of Champaign to be the City’s Records Manager (equivalent to City Clerk), pursuant to an ordinance which provides that the Records Manager “shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager.” She was fired— for rudeness to fellow employees — and brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that she had a Fourteenth Amendment property interest in her job and therefore could not be fired unless accorded due process of law, which she claims she was not. The district judge granted summary judgment for the City and the other…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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