Legal Opinion
In Re Richard Barnett, Eddie Read, P. Scott Neville, Nathaniel Howse, Jr., and R. Eugene Pincham
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 1996No. 96-2876PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Two plaintiffs in a suit pending before Judge Duff in the Northern District of Illinois, and their lawyers, have filed a petition for mandamus asking this court to order the judge to reinstate the lawyers, whose appearances as counsel he ordered stricken on the ground that they had abandoned their clients. The suit, filed by these lawyers in 1992, challenges the procedure and results of a redistricting that year of Chicago’s wards, on the ground that it improperly dilutes the voting strength of Chicago’s black population. See Barnett v. Daley, 32 F.3d 1196 (7th Cir.1994).…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Standing Committee on Discipline of the United States District Court for the Central District of California v. Stephen YagmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Chicago Council of Lawyers v. William J. Bauer, and Terence MacCarthy Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of Michael PalmisanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Bruce CutlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- IDS Life Insurance v. SunAmerica, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- In the Matter of United States Brass Corporation, Debtor. Appeals of United States Brass Corporation, Eljer Industries, Inc., and Eljer Manufacturing, Inc. In the Matter of United States Brass Corp., Eljer Manufacturing, Inc., and Eljer Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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