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KRISTOFEK v. VILLAGE OF ORLAND HILLS

No. 12-2345.

712 F.3d 979 (2013)

David KRISTOFEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF ORLAND HILLS, a municipal corporation, and Thomas Scully, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Karlson , Attorney, Hinsdale, IL, Jerome Frank Marconi, Jr. , Attorney, Law Offices of Jeromes F. Marconi, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kurt Austin Zimmer , Attorney, Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, Berwyn, IL, Patrick J. Ruberry , Attorney, Litchfield Cavo, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In November 2010, Plaintiff David Kristofek, a part-time officer for the Village of Orland Hills Police Department, arrested a driver for traffic violations, but the driver turned out to be the son of a former mayor of a nearby town. Because of the driver's political connections, Kristofek was ordered to let him go. Kristofek strongly disagreed with what he believed was political corruption and expressed such concerns to his fellow officers...

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