Legal Opinion
J. Fred Creek v. Village of Westhaven
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 1996No. 95-1465PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff in this unfortunately protracted, thirteen-year-old civil rights suit appeals from the dismissal of the suit on summary judgment. The parties have showered us with 198 pages of briefs, but the essential facts, duly simplified, and the legal issues, can be stated briefly. Creek, the plaintiff, is a real estate developer who wanted to build a 216-unit apartment complex in the Village of Westhaven, Illinois. Westhaven, now known as “Orland Hills,” is an all-white suburb of Chicago. Creek needed a permit from the Village in order to proceed. All was going…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Richard M. Fogel, as Trustee for the Estate of Madison Management Group, Inc. v. Samuel Zell, Appeal of City and County of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Andrew Wilson v. City of Chicago, Cross-Claim and Jon Burge, Cross-ClaimCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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- J. Fred Creek v. Village of Westhaven, Illinois Housing Development Authority, Village of Orland ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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