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...

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