SCHAD v. JONES

No. 04-3396.

415 F.3d 671 (2005)

George C. SCHAD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur L. JONES, Police Chief, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Rettko (argued), Rettko Law Offices, Brookfield, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jan A. Smokowicz (argued), Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee George C. Schad, a police officer with the Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD"), filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Arthur L. Jones, former Chief of Police for Milwaukee, violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution by transferring Schad in retaliation for his statements to a fellow officer. The district court denied defendants' motion for summary...

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