FEHLMAN v. MANKOWSKI

No. 22-1467.

74 F.4th 872 (2023)

Patrick FEHLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James MANKOWSKI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Kinne , Attorney, Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs LLP, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Elizabeth Reeths , Michael J. Roman , Attorneys, Klinner Kramer Shull LLP, Wausau, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Jackson-akiwumi, and Lee, Circuit Judges.


Patrick Fehlman, a former member of the Neillsville, Wisconsin police department, sued Chief of Police James Mankowski, alleging the Chief retaliated against him for critiquing the Chief's leadership, in violation of the First Amendment. The district court dismissed Fehlman's complaint. The court determined that Fehlman...

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