LAWSHE v. SIMPSON

No. 93-1182.

16 F.3d 1475 (1994)

John LAWSHE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steve SIMPSON, Individually and as President of the Board of Directors of the Gary Health Department; the Gary Health Department; and the City of Gary, Indiana, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Meyer (argued), King & Meyer, Gary, IN, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cora M. Vaughn, Reginald W. Marcus (argued), Vaughn & Associates, Gilbert King, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Gary, IN, for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, COFFEY, Circuit Judge, and ZAGEL, District Judge.


ZAGEL, District Judge.

In 1988, Dr. Steve Simpson, President of the Gary Health Department Board, notified John Lawshe that the department's reorganization plans included vacating Lawshe's position and seeking applications from qualified candidates. Simpson told Lawshe that he could keep the job only by re-applying. Lawshe declined, and, on October 17, 1988, received notice that his employment with GHD would end on the last day of that month.

Lawshe had no...

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