1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 395 F.3d
  5. 395 F.3d 786 (2005)
 

CARREON v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. 03-4117.

395 F.3d 786 (2005)

Evelyn CARREON, R.N., Nasser Diab, R.N., Agnes Hayes, R.N., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Howard Peters, former Director of the IDHS, Linda R. Baker, Director of the IDHS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand L. Andry (argued), Oak Park, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John P. Schmidt (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants are seven current and former employees of a mental health facility run by the Illinois Department of Human Services ("IDHS"). Plaintiffs allege that they were fired, suspended, or otherwise reprimanded in retaliation for speaking out on matters of public concern in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the IDHS, its...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases