Legal Opinion

James W. Miller v. Crystal Lake Park District

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 7, 1995No. 94-2556PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Crystal Lake Park District, a municipal body of Illinois, issued a personnel manual informing its employees that “Department Heads, with the approval of the Director, may dismiss any employee for just cause.” We may assume that this language, although cast as a grant of power to department heads, implies that the Director will not dismiss employees on whim. Language at the top of the manual’s first page also informs employees that “[t]he contents of this manual are intended to provide a guide for employees and management of the District; however, these contents…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing CenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

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Richard Border v. City of Crystal Lake, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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