ZOOK v. BROWN

Nos. 88-1261, 88-1262.

865 F.2d 887 (1989)

Stephen D. ZOOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Joseph T. BROWN, William V. Mosher and Champaign County, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Rawles, Reno, O'Bryne & Kepley, P.C., Champaign, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Steven M. Helm, Dukes, Martin, Helm & Ryan Ltd., Danville, Ill., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Zook, a deputy sheriff in Champaign County, Illinois, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutionality of Standards 2.19 and 4.4 of the Champaign County Sheriff's Department Operating Procedures Manual. Zook received a letter of reprimand for violating the regulations and subsequently filed this lawsuit claiming the regulations violate his right to freedom of speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments...

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