Legal Opinion
Dorothy Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority, a Corporation, and Joseph Shuldiner, Executive Director, in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1999No. 98-1807, 98-2311 and 98-3145PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
When the time comes to write the story of public housing in the United States, the thirty-plus year saga of this litigation and the experience of the City of Chicago will surely feature prominently. The case began in 1966, when Dorothy Gautreaux and others filed a class action claiming that the Chicago Housing Authority (“CHA”) had intentionally perpetuated racial segregation both in its tenant assignment practices and in its siting policies. In 1969, the district court found for the plaintiff class, Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Auth., 296 F.Supp. 907…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Switzerland Cheese Assn., Inc. v. E. Horne's Market, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. County of Cook, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Dorothy Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority and Terry Peterson v. Daniel E. Levin and the Habitat Company Llc, Receivers-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Morales-Feliciano v. RullanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Thomas v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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