Legal Opinion
Chicago Housing Authority v. The Honorable Richard B. Austin, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 1975No. 74--1926PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
This petition for writ of mandamus is another episode in the Gautreaux litigation concerning the location of public housing in the Chicago area.1 Petitioner Chicago Housing Authority seeks mandamus to vacate an order of reference entered by Judge Austin November 7, 1974 *83in Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority et al., 384 F.Supp. 37 (N.D.I1L). After a preface indicating lack of progress in supplying public housing in Chicago, the order provides, in part, as follows:
“The Master is directed to study and review segregation in Chicago public housing, to determine and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte FaheySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Dorothy Gautreaux v. George W. Romney, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Willie Williams, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Michael P. Lane, Director of the Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Gautreaux v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re Donald PearsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Nucleus of Chicago Homeowners Association v. James T. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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