Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided May 7, 1984No. Civ. H83-383PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON POST-JUDGMENT ORDERS
POSNER, Circuit Judge, Sitting by Designation.
I was designated to conduct the trial in this suit brought by Douglas Grimes, a defeated candidate for the Democratic nomination for Judge of the City Court of Gary, Indiana, and two voters in the primary against Charles Graddick and others, alleging that by putting up a same-name candidate (defendant John A. Grimes) in another race the defendants conspired to defraud the plaintiffs of their constitutional rights to participate in electoral politics, in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. The suit seeks damages…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Mary Beth G. v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Douglas M. Grimes v. William (Bill) Smith, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Charles Kyle v. Morton High School, District 201, Margaret A. Kelly, Judy ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Rodgers v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- TE-TA-MA TRUTH FOUNDATION — FAMILY OF URI, INC. v. WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATORCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Citizens for John W. Moore Party v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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