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ZERANTE v. DELUCA

No. 08-1381.

555 F.3d 582 (2009)

Maria ZERANTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anthony DELUCA and Daniel Proft, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry A. Fox, Attorney (argued), Smith Amundsen, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael S. O'Connell, Attorney (argued), O'Connell & Ryan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Maria Zerante brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Chicago Heights Mayor Anthony DeLuca and his Chief of Staff, Daniel Proft, alleging that she was fired in retaliation for her political activities. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Zerante appealed. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Maria Zerante's employment with the City of Chicago...

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