SHIELDS v. BURGE

No. 88-1485.

874 F.2d 1201 (1989)

Gerald W. SHIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David BURGE, Individually, and as Superintendent with the Illinois State Police, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Justice, Hull Campbell & Robinson, Decatur, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Atty. Gen., William D. Frazier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUDAHY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

This case presents issues of potential 42 U.S.C. § 1983 liability stemming from Illinois State Police officials' investigation of alleged misconduct by a State Police officer. Plaintiff Gerald Shields was a State Police sergeant and a narcotics investigator in the department's Division of Criminal Investigation. In January, 1985, Shields was removed from his assignment as a narcotics investigator based on reports that he had unlawfully...

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