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FONTANO v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 86-1294.

820 F.2d 213 (1987)

John FONTANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, and Eugene Barnes, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Spingola, Joseph J. Spingola, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

E. Wayne Robinson, Acting Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., Mary K. Rochford, Chief Asst. Corp. Counsel, Jennifer A. Keller, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

John Fontano was fired from his position with the Chicago Department of Sewers one day before his six-month probationary period was to end. Fontano sued the City of Chicago (City) and his supervisor, Eugene Barnes, claiming that his termination violated various rights which he was entitled to under the United States constitution and Illinois state law. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a federal cause of action and refused...

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