Western Auto Supply Co. v. Clair

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• holding that the municipality was not liable under § 1983, because it had no knowledge of the alleged constitutional violations
• holding that for various acts of discrimination “to be joined together into a single claim . . . the acts must be reasonably close to each other, in time and circumstances”
• noting that plaintiff did not express dissatisfaction with warnings given to harasser
• continuing violation doctrine does not apply to discrete, isolated, and completed acts of discrimination
• equating the cities of East Chicago and Rockford with their respective fire departments
• “Pursuant to Illinois statute, the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners are the ultimate arbiters of policy and discipline,” citing 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17

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