McARDLE v. PEORIA SCHOOL DIST. NO. 150

No. 11-2437.

705 F.3d 751 (2013)

Julie McARDLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 150, an Illinois Local Governmental Entity, and Mary Davis, Academic Officer of Peoria School District No. 150, in her Individual Capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Steagall (argued), Attorney, Nicoara & Steagall, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter R. Jennetten (argued), Attorney, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, IL, Everett E. Nicholas, Jr. , (argued), Attorney, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Decatur, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and COLEMAN, District Judge.


COLEMAN, District Judge.

Julie McArdle filed a complaint alleging that she was terminated from her employment as a middle school principal to prevent her from publicizing misconduct by her predecessor, Mary Davis, who was also her immediate superior. Her complaint included First Amendment claims against Davis and her employer, Peoria School District 150, and Illinois law claims against the district for breach of contract and Davis for tortious interference with her...

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