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CLARK v. MAURER

No. 86-2855.

824 F.2d 565 (1987)

Dwayne CLARK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James MAURER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Spingola, Joseph J. Spingola, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Judson H. Miner, Acting Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs were among 24 City of Chicago garbagemen fired for bribing a city timekeeper to show them as working when they were not. The city announced the firing in a press release which described the garbagemen's conduct but did not name any of them. The press release was published in the Chicago Tribune, again without identification of the malefactors. The plaintiffs claim in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which the district...

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