Legal Opinion
Sarah E. Atwell v. Lisle Park District
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2002No. 01-2520PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant park district, an Illinois public entity, employed Sarah Atwell as its director of development. About 15 months after hiring her, the Park District retained a law firm to investigate allegations of “financial improprieties” and “misuse of funds,” including “unauthorized expenditures of Park District funds and the concealment of those expenditures.” A target of the investigation, Atwell was suspended with pay, told that an investigator would contact her, and instructed to cooperate with the investigation. She retained a lawyer. Shortly afterward, the…
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