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PEELE v. BURCH

No. 12-3562.

722 F.3d 956 (2013)

Roger L. PEELE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clifford BURCH, individually and as Portage Police Department Chief; Larry Jolley, individually and as Portage Police Department Assistant Chief; and the City of Portage, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

April L. Board (argued), Attorney, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas M. Dogan , Attorney, Dogan & Dogan, Kenneth B. Elwood , Rhame & Elwood, Portage, IN, Robert F. Peters (argued), Attorney, Lucas, Holcomb & Medrea, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Roger L. Peele was a detective in the Portage Police Department. In his spare time, he was active in local politics. Peele supported Steve Charnetzky's Democratic primary campaign for the mayorship of Portage, Indiana. Charnetzky lost, and Peele spoke about the loss to a local reporter. Peele's comments were published the next day. The day after that, Peele was transferred out of the Detective Bureau. Peele sued, claiming that he was transferred...

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