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BROOKS v. CITY OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS

No. 20-1395.

7 F.4th 649 (2021)

Richard BROOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 4, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman , Joel A. Flaxman , Attorneys, Law Office of Kenneth N. Flaxman P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael W. Condon , Charles E. Hervas , Glenn David Mathues , Attorneys, Hervas, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Ripple, and Rovner, Circuit Judges.

Richard Brooks, an African American police officer, made statements on multiple occasions complaining that his employer, the City of Kankakee, Illinois, favored white officers. The City, viewing the statements as false and disparaging, issued a written reprimand letter to Mr. Brooks ordering him to stop making such statements...

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