Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Tilendis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1968No. 16562PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1983) 1 by John Steele and James McLaughlin who had been employed as probationary teachers by Cook County, Illinois, School District No. 149. Each sought damages of $100,000 from the Superintendent of School District No. 149 and the elected members of the Board of Education of that District.
Steele was not offered a second-year teaching contract and McLaughlin was dismissed before the end of his second year of teaching. Steele alleged that he was not rehired and McLaughlin alleged that…
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