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DiFRANCO v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 85 C 9349.

642 F.Supp. 243 (1986)

Al DiFRANCO, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Carol Witherell-Niec, Anthony Campele, Richard Paul, Larry Lindberg, Cornell Hughes, George Berndt and Paul Lewis, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

July 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Stainthorpe, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Michael Small, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Al DiFranco ("DiFranco") worked as a photographer in the "Graphics and Reproduction Center" of the City of Chicago until he was fired by his supervisor Carol Witherell-Niec ("Witherell-Niec"). He sues both the City and Witherell-Niec, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was fired because of speech protected by the First Amendment. Both defendants have moved to dismiss, arguing that the record...

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