Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Rufus Cook, No. D-217
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 30, 1995No. 263PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Attorney Disciplinary Proceeding.
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rufus Cook, a member of this court’s bar, represented the plaintiff class in a Iong-run-ning action against the City of Chicago. After losing a number of preliminary skirmishes, see Alexander v. Chicago Park District, 709 F.2d 463 (7th Cir.1983), Alexander v. Chicago Park District, 773 F.2d 850 (1985), Cook entered into a settlement on behalf of one subclass, with 19 members, and abandoned efforts to obtain relief for the remaining plaintiffs. Chicago agreed to pay $500,000, a sum that included all costs and attorneys’ fees, in…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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