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CALDWELL v. CITY OF ELWOOD, IND.

No. 91-2241.

959 F.2d 670 (1992)

Michael L. CALDWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ELWOOD, INDIANA, Elwood Fire Department, John Burdsall, in his official capacity as Chief of the Elwood Fire Department and in his individual capacity, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy A. Nelson (argued), John H. Haskin, John H. Haskin & Associates, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael R. Morow, Stephenson & Kurnik, Indianapolis, Ind. (argued), for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Michael Caldwell appeals the district court's dismissal of his First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We affirm.

I.

Michael Caldwell, a firefighter in the City of Elwood, Indiana, went to the home of the mayor on July 1, 1989 pursuant to the mayor's "open-door policy" and discussed...

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