Ban From Administrative Building For Cause – Summary Judgment – Supplemental Jurisdiction

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Bradley A. Lavite v. Alan J. Dustan, et al.

Case No.: 18-3465

Officials: HAMILTON, BARRETT, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Ban From Administrative Building For Cause – Summary Judgment – Supplemental Jurisdiction

Plaintiff Bradley Lavite is a combat veteran who works in the Administration Building of Madison County, Illinois, as superintendent for the County’s Veterans Assistance Commission. In the spring of 2015, government officials in Madison County banned Lavite from the Administration Building indefinitely. They did so shortly after learning that Lavite had experienced a PTSD episode during which he threatened a police officer and then kicked out the windows of a squad car.

The ban lasted for nearly 20 months. Lavite kept his job the entire time but had to work remotely. A few months before the ban was lifted, Lavite filed this lawsuit against Madison County and the government officials he deemed responsible. He alleged seven federal claims and one state-law claim. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on all federal claims and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claim. We affirm.

Affirmed

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