YAHNKE v. KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

No. 15-2162.

823 F.3d 1066 (2016)

Steven YAHNKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Delaney , Cynthia M. Rote , Attorneys, Delaney Law, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erin Marie Gaeke , Joseph F. Lulves , Attorneys, Office of the Kane County States Attorney, Geneva, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Kane County, Illinois.

Patrick M. Kinnally , Paul G. Krentz , Attorneys, Kinnally Flaherty Krentz & Loran PC, Aurora, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Patrick Perez, Sheriff of Kane County, in his official and individual capacities.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


After the Sheriff of Kane County terminated Deputy Sheriff Steven Yahnke's employment, Yahnke sued the County and the Sheriff, alleging that he was terminated because of his political affiliation and that the termination occurred without due process. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on...

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