Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 10, 1998, 96-3788 (William Staples v. City of Milwaukee)

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

A few days after William Staples became involved in a fistfight with one of his coworkers in the Bridges and Public Buildings Division of the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works (“the DPW”), the City fired him from his job. He brought this case under 42 U.S.C.