Cygan, Lori v. WI Dept Corrections (ED Wis.)
Before BAUER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.Posted by Marcia Oddi at November 10, 2004 01:41 PM
BAUER, Circuit Judge. After the termination of her employment
at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (“DOC”)
facility in Green Bay, plaintiff Lori Cygan filed a lawsuit
against the DOC and various DOC officials under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983. Cygan alleged that the defendants violated her
constitutional rights by firing her in retaliation for exercising
her First Amendment rights, and by failing to afford her
due process in connection with the termination. Cygan also
advanced a state law retaliation claim. The district court
granted the defendants summary judgment on all three
theories. Cygan limits her appeal to the district court’s
decision on her First Amendment retaliation claim. We
affirm.