First Amendment – Due Process

By: Derek Hawkins//February 22, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Brian Roake v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County, et al

Case No.: 16-2976

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges

Brian Roake, a former police officer for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, was ostensibly disciplined for drinking alcohol at work. He responded with this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging unlawful retaliation under the First Amendment. He also asserted a Fourteenth Amendment due process claim based on reputational harm. The district court dismissed Roake’s action under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a plausible claim to relief. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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