Legal Opinion
Carmen Consolino v. Brian Towne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2017No. 16-3681PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Carmen Consolino, an employee of the Cook County Sheriffs Office, sued Sheriff Thomas Dart, Chief of Staff Brian Towne and Compliance Officer Robert Egan for retaliation based on speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and we affirm.
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Consolino works for the Sheriffs Office as a correctional officer at the Cook County Department of Corrections. He is also a Marine Reservist who serves as a human intelligence and counterintelligence specialist. Beginning in 1999, Consolino was assigned to the…
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