Legal Opinion

Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees v. Substance, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 4, 2000No. 99 C 440PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION and ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and Third-Party Defendant Paul Valias move to dismiss Defendants’ Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaint and to strike three of Defendants’ Affirmative Defenses. For the following reasons, the court grants the motion.

I. Background 1

The Illinois Common Schools Act empowers the Plaintiff in this case, the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees (“the Board”), to develop and administer educational level tests. See 105 ILCS §§ 5/34-2.4, 5/34-3.3. Pursuant to this authority, the Board developed the 1998…

2Cases cited91 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

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