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SHANAHAN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 95-1929.

82 F.3d 776 (1996)

Michael SHANAHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Richard M. Daley, both individually and in his official capacity as the mayor of the City of Chicago, Raymond Orozco, both individually and in his official capacity as fire commissioner of the City of Chicago, and William Alletto, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Chapman (argued), Chapman & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary L. Smith, Lawrence Rosenthal, Patrick Rocks, Jean Dobrer, Nancy Van Allen, Benna R. Solomon, Timothy W. Joranko (argued), Susan S. Sher, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

A mayor named Daley and a disgruntled city employee — some might say politics as usual in Chicago. Michael Shanahan would disagree. He says Chicago politics, usual or not, violated his constitutional rights. Shanahan brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the consent decree entered in Shakman v. Democratic Org. of Cook County, 481 F.Supp. 1315, 1356-59 (N.D.Ill...

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