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Seventh Circuit· 10/7/2010

Palka v. Shelton

Citations

  • 623 F.3d 447
  • 31 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 492
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 20708
  • 2010 WL 3911340

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the Merit Board disciplinary process satisfies Cook County's procedural due process obligation
  • holding that internal publica- tion of reasons for police officer’s discharge could not support occupational liberty claim
  • concluding that a police investigation did not violate due process merely because it did not conform to internal department procedures
  • holding that the Merit Board disciplinary process satisfies Cook County’s procedural due process obligation
  • holding that “[b]ecause the County, not the City, was Palka's employer, Palka cannot sue the City and its employees for depriving him of due process in connection with the loss of his employment.”
  • holding that “[b]ecause the County, not the City, was Palka’s employer, Palka cannot sue the City and its employees for depriving him of due process in connection with the loss of his employment.”

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Judges: Ripple, Kanne, and Sykes, Circuit Judges

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