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VOLKMAN v. RYKER

No. 12-1778.

736 F.3d 1084 (2013)

Dwayne VOLKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lee RYKER, Marc Hodge, and Barbara Hess, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 2, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Baker , Attorney, Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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

Before MANION, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Dwayne Volkman was employed as a casework supervisor at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois when he called the local State's Attorney to comment on the criminal prosecution of a co-worker for violations of Illinois Law and Department of Corrections policy. After an internal investigation, Volkman received a written reprimand and was suspended for five days. He sued various officials connected to the disciplinary process under 42 U.S...

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