Legal Opinion

Magnuson v. City of Hickory Hills

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 16, 1990No. 88 C 9815PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Jay and Margaret Magnuson have filed this § 1983 claim against the City of Hickory Hills and certain municipal employees (“City"). 1 In addition to seeking individual damages, the Magnusons attempt to certify a class of similarly situated plaintiffs. Currently pending are the Magnusons’ motion for class certification and cross motions for summary judgment.

BACKGROUND

Prior to 1982, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago discovered that the overloading of local sanitary sewer systems was threatening water supplies. The Sanitary…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Magnuson v. City of Hickory HillsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Hardin v. HarshbargerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  3. Thomas v. WaltonDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2006
  4. Magnuson v. City of Hickory HillsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Washington v. VogelDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1994

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