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BIRDSELL v. LITCHFIELD BD. OF FIRE & POLICE COM'RS

No. 87-2101.

854 F.2d 204 (1988)

Mark BIRDSELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF the CITY OF LITCHFIELD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. Albert, Brighton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel R. Simmons, Heyl, Royster, Voekler & Allen, Springfield, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Mark Birdsell, the plaintiff in this section 1983 action, appeals from a directed verdict in favor of his former employer, the police department of the City of Litchfield, Illinois. The City fired Birdsell for failing to comply with its residency requirement. Birdsell's complaint alleged that he had been fired in violation of the equal protection clause, the due process clause and Illinois' common law protection against discharges that violate...

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