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McDERMOTT v. BICANIC

No. 45A03-8904-CV-00168.

550 N.E.2d 93 (1990)

Thomas M. McDermott, Individually and As the Mayor of the City of Hammond; the City of Hammond, Indiana, a Municipal Corporation; the Hammond Board of Parks and Recreation; and E. William Irby, Ray Kenda, Matt Przybyl and Juan Magana, Individually and As Members of the Hammond Board of Parks and Recreation, Appellants (Defendants below), v. Michael BICANIC, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Moran, Highland, and Joseph O'Connor, Hammond, for appellants.

David E. Mears, Highland, and Michael C. Adley, Hammond, for appellee.

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellants Thomas McDermott, William Irby, Ray Kenda and the City of Hammond appeal a jury trial judgment in favor of Michael Bicanic. Bicanic filed § 1983 actions in state and federal courts claiming that he was fired for political reasons as Hammond's Administrator of Parks and Recreation in violation of his First Amendment rights.

In state court, appellants' motion for summary judgment was denied on December 31, 1986. On January 28...

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