NEWKIRK v. VILLAGE OF STEGER

No. 06-3140.

536 F.3d 771 (2008)

Elana M. NEWKIRK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VILLAGE OF STEGER, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Charles Tieri, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Fioretti, Paul E. Peldyak, John B. Lower, Fioretti Lower & Carbonara, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Christopher N. Mammel, Childress Duffy Goldblatt, Chicago, IL, Dana L. Kurtz, Lockport, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Richard J. Jacobson, Flaherty & Jacobson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Eight employees of the Village of Steger's police department sued the Village under a number of federal statutes, raising claims including race discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation based on political affiliation. See the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962; the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.; the Civil

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