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COLAIZZI v. WALKER

Nos. 86-1175, 86-1764.

812 F.2d 304 (1987)

Samuel COLAIZZI and Samuel Indovina, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Daniel WALKER, (former) Governor of Illinois, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Sullivan, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Wayne B. Giampietro, Dejong, Poltrock & Giampietro, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 8, 1987.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This antique case (now more than 12 years old), here for the third time, requires us to decide whether Daniel Walker, who was Governor of Illinois in 1974, violated a "clearly established" constitutional right of two public officials whom he fired, without notice or an opportunity for a hearing, for misconduct in office. If their right to notice and a hearing was not clearly established...

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