WOODS v. CITY OF BERWYN

No. 13-3766.

803 F.3d 865 (2015)

John Michael WOODS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BERWYN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Katsaros , Attorney, Golan & Christie, LLP, Harry Charles Lee , Law Office of Harry C. Lee, Chicago, IL 60602 for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffrey Scot Fowler , Attorney, Laner Muchin, LTD., Chicago, IL, Cynthia S. Grandfield , Attorney, Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, Berwyn, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


When John Woods told a coworker at the Berwyn Fire Department that "he wanted to kill somebody, all of them" and that his children were going to "go over there" and "tune them up," referring to his coworkers and superiors, Fire Department Chief Denis O'Halloran looked into the statements and eventually recommended termination...

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