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BARKOO v. MELBY

No. 88-3468.

901 F.2d 613 (1990)

Amy BARKOO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian MELBY, individually and in his capacity as Communications Coordinator of the Village of Skokie, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1990.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing July 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan P. Malone, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard T. Ryan, Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc July 2, 1990.

MANION, Circuit Judges.

Amy Barkoo resigned her emergency dispatcher position with the Village of Skokie. She later sued the Village of Skokie and three village employees, ultimately claiming she was constructively discharged in retaliation for exercising her constitutional right to free speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury awarded her $70,000. Because this case is merely...

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