MUELLER v. CITY OF JOLIET

No. 18-3609.

943 F.3d 834 (2019)

David MUELLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF JOLIET, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 4, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Maher , Attorney, Maher Legal Services PC, St. Charles, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James J. Powers, IV , Attorney, Abigail Rogers , Attorney, Clark Baird Smith LLP, Rosemont, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Thomas E. Chandler , Attorney, Katherine Elmlinger Lamm , Attorney, Christine A. Monta , Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Richard S. Huszagh , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae State of Illinois.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Bauer and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Sergeant David Mueller took a leave of absence from the City of Joliet Police Department to report for active duty in the Illinois National Guard Counterdrug Task Force. When the Joliet Police Department placed him on unpaid leave, Mueller resigned from his National Guard position and sued the City of Joliet and his supervisors...

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