GIESE v. CITY OF KANKAKEE

No. 22-2022.

71 F.4th 582 (2023)

Michelle GIESE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF KANKAKEE, Damon Schuldt, and Nathan Boyce, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kellie Walters , Attorney, Walters Law Firm, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Glenn David Mathues , Attorney, Michael W. Condon , Attorney, Hervas, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendants-Appellees City of Kankakee, Illinois, Damon Schuldt, Chief, in his individual and official capacity.

Matthew B. Knight , Attorney, Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Ltd., Rosemont, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Nathan Boyce, Lieutenant, in his individual capacity.

Before Scudder, St. Eve, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


On October 18, 2018, Michelle Giese—a lieutenant in the Kankakee Fire Department ("KFD")—was attacked by another firefighter while responding to a fire at a senior living facility. The City suspended the other firefighter for twenty-four hours without pay, ordered him to complete an anger management course,...

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