Legal Opinion
John Powers v. The Chicago Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 1989No. 88-2531PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
John Powers filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 contending that he had been demoted from his position as Associate General Attorney with the Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) pursuant to a campaign to drive out white attorneys and replace them with black attorneys. Through formal discovery, Powers sought to obtain documents that had been prepared by Joyce Hughes, the CTA’s General Attorney, outlining her personnel reorganization plans. Near the close of discovery, yet outside of formal discovery, Powers somehow obtained a copy of a Joyce Hughes memorandum that related to…
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