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JEFFERSON v. AMBROZ

No. 95-2960.

90 F.3d 1291 (1996)

Giles JEFFERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. Karl AMBROZ, Director of Court Services, individually and in his official capacity, Vincent Murphy, Chief Operating Officer of Adult Probation Division and Deputy Director of Court Services, individually and in his official capacity, Ron Parrett, Chief Operating Officer of Juvenile Probation Division and Deputy Director of Court Services, individually and in his official capacity, Lynn Laney, Supervisor of Adult Probation Division, individually and in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmie L. Jones, Chicago, IL, Fred R. Kimmel (argued), Kimmel & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Giles Jefferson.

Rita M. Novak, Laura Wunder (argued), Office of Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for Karl C. Ambroz, Vincent Murphy, Ron Parrett and Lynn Laney.

Before CUMMINGS, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Giles Jefferson, a Rockford, Illinois probation officer, participated in a radio talk show program where he made some extremely critical comments regarding the local criminal justice system. However, when he did so, he did not speak as Giles Jefferson; rather, he identified himself as "George," a local gang member. The comments "George" made evidently received substantial attention in the community. Jefferson was terminated when the Rockford...

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