Legal Opinion
John P. Phillips v. Daniel Shannon, President of the Chicago Park District, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1971No. 17973PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiff under Title 28 U.S.C.A. Secs. 1343 and 2201, and Title 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1983, against Shannon, president of the Chicago Park District, its commissioners, general superintendent, director and attorney. The complaint in abbreviated form alleged that Phillips was unconstitutionally denied a license or permit to use a particular boat stall during the boating season of 1969, in Burnham Harbor, Chicago, by the defendants.
Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on numerous grounds, particularly on the basis that the action was barred…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Dan Smoot v. Honorable Noel P. Fox, United States District Judge for the Western District of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Roger W. Jenson v. T. O. Olson, James Gooley, Arnold A. Matta, and H. v. Jensen, Thomas Kachelmacher, Glen Galles and John BurmeisterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Cleveland v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by24 opinions
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