CARLSON v. GORECKI

No. 03-1732.

374 F.3d 461 (2004)

Phillip D. CARLSON and Thomas R. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mary E. GORECKI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 29, 2004.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. DeRose, Anthony T. Capua (argued), DeRose & Associates, Hinsdale, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Michael D. Bersani (argued), Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied July 23, 2004.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Phillip Carlson and Thomas Smith worked as special investigators for the Kane County, Illinois, State's Attorney's office. In December 2000, defendant Mary Gorecki, the Kane County State's Attorney, fired Carlson and Smith allegedly because of their speech on matters of public concern, namely, their support of Gorecki's opponent in the election and their...

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