REARDON v. DANLEY

No. 22-2404.

74 F.4th 825 (2023)

Todd M. REARDON, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jesse DANLEY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd M. Reardon, Jr. , Attorney, a Citizen's Law Office, Charleston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher John Drinkwine , Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Rockford, IL, Bryan J. Vayr , Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Champaign, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Jesse Danley, Stan Metzger.

Peter R. Jennetten , Attorney, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Jason Taylor, City of Mattoon.

Kaitlyn Noel Chenevert , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Thomas O'Shaughnessy.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


In 2020, Todd Reardon ran for State's Attorney in Coles County, Illinois, against the incumbent, Jesse Danley. After losing the election, Reardon brought a § 1983 lawsuit against various public officials (including Danley), the City of Mattoon, and Coles County, alleging violations of his First, Fourth, and Fourteenth...

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