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RUJAWITZ v. MARTIN

No. 08-1625.

561 F.3d 685 (2009)

Mark RUJAWITZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Timothy MARTIN, former Secretary of the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Strellis, Attorney (argued), Strellis, Faulbaum & Field, Waterloo, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian F. Barov, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Mark Rujawitz sued Timothy Martin, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that his substantive property right to employment had been violated. The district court granted Martin's motion to dismiss holding that there was no property right present. On appeal, Rujawitz argues that a favorable procedural ruling converted his at-will status to tenure, establishing such a right. For the...

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