Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 5, 1984No. 84 C 6754PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
Before the Court is the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss plaintiff’s Shakman petition based on the doctrine of laches. For the reasons stated herein, defendants’ motion is granted.
*636On or about November 25, 1982, plaintiff Harold Smith was demoted from his position as a bricklayer in the City of Chicago’s Department of Sewers to the position of laborer. On June 29, 1984, Smith was terminated from his employment. While Smith does not directly challenge his ultimate termination, he does contend that his 1982 demotion was politically motivated and that had he not been demoted…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Arant v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Goodman v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Baker Manufacturing Company v. Whitewater Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Gary A. Lingenfelter v. Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Leverett W. Brown v. United States of America Eugene Zuckert, Secretary of Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Harold Smith v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Smith v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Smith v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987