BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Robert Livas (Livas) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendant-appellee Edward Petka (Petka) dismissed him from his position as Assistant State's Attorney of Will County for political reasons and that the dismissal therefore violated Livas' constitutional rights. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for the defendant, holding Livas had failed to establish that his dismissal...
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