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ROAKE v. FOREST PRESERVE DIST. OF COOK COUNTY

No. 16-2976.

849 F.3d 342 (2017)

Brian ROAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 17, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Lubin , Attorney, Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Hubert O. Thompson , Attorney, Brothers & Thompson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Manion and Williams, Circuit Judges.

Brian Roake, a former police officer for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, was ostensibly disciplined for drinking alcohol at work. He responded with this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging unlawful retaliation under the First Amendment. He also asserted a Fourteenth Amendment due process claim based...

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