STRASBURGER v. BOARD OF EDUC., HARDIN COUNTY

No. 97-1302.

143 F.3d 351 (1998)

Charles R. STRASBURGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, HARDIN COUNTY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, Hardin County Education Association of the Illinois Education Association/National Education Association, Dan Austin, Dennis Austin, Dan Bridges, and Gerald Miller, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Dorris (argued), Harris, Lambert, Howerton & Dorris, Marion, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Nancy F. Krent (argued), Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn, Arlington Heights, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Board of Education, board of Education, Hardin County Community School District No. 1.

Charles A. Werner, Schuchat, Cook & Werner, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees Hardin County Education Association of the Illinois Education Association/National Education Association, Dan Austin, Dennis Austin, Dan Bridges, Gerald Miller.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 26, 1998.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The Hardin County Board of Education ("School Board") terminated a teacher, Charles R. Strasburger ("Strasburger"), using a reduction-in-force procedure. Strasburger insists the reduction-in-force was pretextual and the School Board engaged in a conspiracy to dismiss him for illegitimate reasons. He sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his substantive...

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