[DOWNLOAD] "Williams V. Seniff" by Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Williams V. Seniff
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 20, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Norval Williams was employed by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department as an Assistant Chief of Police. He was fired after he made a comment in the media questioning the guilt of an individual who had been convicted of killing a police officer. Mr. Williams claimed that he suffered racial discrimination in his workplace and that the defendants conspired to retaliate against him after he made the comment. He therefore filed this action, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 based on deprivations of his First Amendment free speech, procedural due process and equal protection rights. Invoking Title VII, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., he also claimed that he had suffered racial discrimination. Finally, he alleged a state law claim for interference with contractual relations under Indiana law. The district court dismissed a portion of Mr. Williams' claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and later granted summary judgment on the remaining claims. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.