Volkman v. Ryker

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2013-12-02

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KANNE, Circuit Judge. Dwayne Volkman was employed as a casework supervisor at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois when he called the local State’s Attorney to comment on the criminal prosecution of a co-worker for violations of Illinois Law and Department of Corrections policy. After an internal investigation, Volkman received a written reprimand and was suspended for five days. He sued various officials connected…

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