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MOSS v. MARTIN

No. 09-1567.

614 F.3d 707 (2010)

William H. MOSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Timothy MARTIN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Edward Kerley (argued), Kerley & Associates, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary Ellen Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Political patronage lies at the heart of this case—this time, favoritism based on political party affiliation in the Highway Sign Shop of the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT"). William H. Moss worked as the Chief of that shop from 2000 until April 2004, when he was fired to make room for an employee chosen by the administration of then-Governor Rod Blagojevich. Moss sued a number of state officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983...

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