Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 1988No. 87-1829PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Martell E. Davis was dismissed from his position as a foreman in the City of Chicago’s Bureau of Rodent Control. He appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants, the City and two City officials. Davis brought this action in District Court alleging that his discharge deprived him of his constitutionally protected property and liberty interests under the Fourteenth Amendment and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Davis sued the City and two of the City officials responsible for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Robert H. Palucki v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- In the Matter of Paul C. Wildman, Debtors. Appeals of Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Cross-Appellant v. Mitchell Edelson, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Michael Schertz and Beverly Schertz v. Waupaca CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Dion McCARTHY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEMPER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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