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RYAN v. ILL. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

No. 92-3079.

963 F.Supp. 1490 (1997)

Barbara M. RYAN and William O. Gillespie, Plaintiffs, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (Injunctive Relief Only), Sue Suter, Thomas Villiger, Gary Veicht, Michael Horstman, Patrick Flynn, Michael P. Sakolsky, Ronald Moody, Rita G. Seggelke, John R. Henderson, Tom Putting, and John Bucari, all individually, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

May 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia C. Benassi, Charles E. Tucker, Jr., Peoria, IL, for plaintiffs.

Deborah L. Barnes, Terence J. Corrigan, Springfield, IL, for defendants.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

The Plaintiffs waived the majority of their claims in this lawsuit by failing to avail themselves of their procedural due process rights, i.e. failing to appear at the pre-termination hearing and the civil service hearing.

The remaining claims are grounded solely on the First Amendment rights of speech and religion. At the close of Plaintiffs' evidence, it becomes clear that no reasonable jury could find...

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