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TOWNSEND v. VALLAS

Nos. 00-2522, 00-2999.

256 F.3d 661 (2001)

Gary TOWNSEND, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Alex Riley, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Paul VALLAS and Marilyn F. Johnson, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, and Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, also known as Board of Education of the City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, Defendant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro (argued), Witwer, Poltrock & Giampietro, Chicago, IL, for Gary Townsend and Alex Riley.

Paul A. Patten (argued), Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, Chicago, IL, for Paul Vallas and Marilyn F. Johnson.

Paul A. Patten (argued), Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, Chicago, IL, for Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees in No. 00-2999.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Gary Townsend and Alex Riley brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ("Section 1983") to challenge certain employment actions taken after the drowning death of a student in a Chicago public school. Named as defendants were the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees ("the Board") and two administrators who were sued in their individual capacities: Paul Vallas, the Board's Chief Executive Officer, and Marilyn Johnson, the General...

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