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DeGUISEPPE v. VILLAGE OF BELLWOOD

No. 95-1296.

68 F.3d 187 (1995)

Frank DeGUISEPPE and Torry Palermo, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VILLAGE OF BELLWOOD and Robert Frascone, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand L. Andry (argued), Oak Park, IL, for Torry Palermo and Frank DeGuiseppe.

John M. Sullivan, Susan L. Jantorni (argued), Nancy S. Harbottle, Staehlin, Jantorni & Sullivan, Chicago, IL, for Village of Bellwood and Robert H. Frascone.

Before CUMMINGS, ESCHBACH and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, two sergeants with the Village of Bellwood, Illinois, Police Department, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the Village and its police chief in his official capacity.1 Although the details of each plaintiff's claim differed slightly, the gist of both was that the chief, Robert Frascone, had retaliated against them in violation of their First Amendment rights after they unsuccessfully opposed...

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