JOHNSON v. CITY OF FORT WAYNE, IND.

Nos. 95-1950, 95-2655.

91 F.3d 922 (1996)

Roy JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, Fort Wayne Fire Department of City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Paul W. Helmke, as Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack C. Brown, Indianapolis, IN, John O. Moss (argued), Moss & Associates, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 95-1950.

J. Timothy McCaulay (argued), Trina G. Gould, Helmke, Beams, Boyer & Wagner, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendants-Appellees in No. 95-1950.

John O. Moss, argued, Moss & Associates, Indianapolis, IN, for John O. Moss in No. 95-2655.

Jack C. Brown, Indianapolis, IN, for Jack C. Brown in No. 95-2655.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Following his demotion, Roy Johnson, an African-American firefighter employed by the Fort Wayne Fire Department, commenced this action against the City of Fort Wayne and various municipal officials. Citing his demotion and various other employment actions, the complaint alleges, in ten counts, that the defendants violated his rights under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the First Amendment, the substantive and procedural components of the...

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