Legal Opinion
Albert Flenner and William Glover v. Michael F. Sheahan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 1997No. 96-1979PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Albert Flenner and William Glover, former Cook County correctional officers, allege that Michael F. Sheahan, the Sheriff of Cook County, initiated discharge proceedings against them due to their affiliation with the Cook County Republican Party. Claiming that Sheahan violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to be free from patronage employment practices, Flen-ner and Glover brought suit under Title 42, section 1983. Sheriff Sheahan raised the affirmative defense of qualified immunity, and moved the district court for judgment on the pleadings. The…
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