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RAKOVICH v. WADE

Nos. 85-1529, 85-1530.

819 F.2d 1393 (1987)

George RAKOVICH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory WADE and Darryl Drake, Defendants-Appellants. George RAKOVICH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chester KASS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1987.

As Amended May 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Piette, Piette, Knoll & Nelson, S.C., Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellants.

Michael O. Bohren, Marola & Bohren, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The appellee, George Rakovich, brought this action to recover damages for an alleged violation of his first amendment rights. He charged that the appellants, officers of the Greenfield, Wisconsin police department, subjected him to a criminal investigation in retaliation for his earlier opposition to, and criticism of, Greenfield city officials. He alleged that the officers conducted that investigation despite their knowledge that no reasonable...

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