FRANKLIN v. CITY OF EVANSTON

No. 03-2127.

384 F.3d 838 (2004)

Edward FRANKLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annemarie E. Kill (Argued), Avery Camerlingo Kill, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack M. Siegel, Iain D. Johnson (Argued), Holland & Knight, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Franklin, an employee of the City of Evanston (the City), was arrested for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Learning of Franklin's arrest in the local paper, the City instituted disciplinary proceedings against him while his criminal case was pending. Franklin unsuccessfully requested that the disciplinary proceedings be continued for a few months until his criminal case was resolved. The City pressed ahead with its disciplinary...

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