Legal Opinion
Strama v. Peterson
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 8, 1983No. 78 C 2144PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Thomas Strama (“Strama”) was successful against each of the defendants in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) case brought to challenge Strama’s decertification and firing as a paramedic with the City of Chicago Fire Department. Before trial the successor to now-deceased Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard Albrecht (“Albrecht”) settled by reinstating Strama with full back pay, fringe benefits and seniority. Then after a two-week jury trial:
1. Dr. Frank Baker (“Dr. Baker”) of the University of Chicago, head of the City’s paramedic program,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Local 862, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Quern v. MandleySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mary Elizabeth Dean, Cross-Appellees v. Robert R. Gladney, Roel G. Saldivar and Leroy Maddox, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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- Palmer v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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