Legal Opinion
John Burns v. Richard J. Elrod, Individually and as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Etal.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1975No. 72--1541PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal from two orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the first denying their motion for a preliminary injunction and the second dismissing their complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief might be granted. We reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings not inconsistent with the views expressed herein.
The individual plaintiffs, with one exception, were employees of the Office of the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, on and before December 7, 1970. They were not protected by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Illinois State Employees Union, Council 34 v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Carolyn Kiiskila v. Edwin A. Nichols, Clark Clifford, and Headquarters Fifth Army Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Daisy Alomar v. William F. DwyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Nunnery v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Indiana State Employees Association, Inc. v. NegleyDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1973
3Cited by36 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jimenez v. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Donna Shondel and Mark J. McKechnie v. Thomas M. McDermott Individually and as Mayor of the City of Hammond, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Robert P. Koch v. David L. Yunich, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
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