Legal Opinion
Richard Spika v. The Village of Lombard, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1985No. 84-2173PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Certain police officers and firefighters of the Village of Lombard (Village) brought a section 1983 action against the Village seeking monetary damages and declaratory relief for alleged violations of their constitutional rights under the due process and equal protection clauses of the fourteenth amendment. The district court, adopting the Magistrate’s report and recommendation, dismissed the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint for failure to state a claim. We do not reach the merits of this appeal because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Therefore, we dismiss…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- R.E. Rodgers and Barbara Rodgers v. James G. Watt, Secretary of the Interior of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, Mike Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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