Legal Opinion
Douglas M. Grimes v. William (Bill) Smith, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 1985No. 84-1924PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented in this ■ appeal is whether proof of a wholly non-racial but politically motivated conspiracy among private parties to mislead voters in a city primary election establishes a right to relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3). The district court held that it did not and, for the reasons stated below, we will affirm.
I
The facts of this case, which are not in dispute, 1 are set forth in the district court’s opinion, 585 F.Supp. 1084 (in which it ruled on the post-verdict motions), as follows:
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Farber v. City of PatersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
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