Legal Opinion
Herron v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 7, 1985No. 83 C 4259PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
This case was tried before the Court on the merits of plaintiffs’ Third Amended Verified Complaint for violations of the 1972 Shakman consent decree. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants promoted defendants Porche, Esteban, and Miller from Water Rate Takers (WRTs) to supervisors of WRTs based on political considerations and that the plaintiffs should have been, but were not promoted due to political considerations, in violation of the 1972 Shak-man consent decree.
We decide three issues here. First, that the patronage prohibitions in the 1972 decree…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Edward Nekolny, Patrick Dumas, and Maria L. Dahms v. Ann B. Painter, Individually and as Supervisor of Lyons Township, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Donald C. Tomczak v. The City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Michael L. Shakman and Paul M. Lurie v. The Democratic Organization of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Roland G. Huebner, William Huebner, and Petenwell Potato Farms, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Cygnar v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Rural Water District No. 3 v. Owasso Public Works AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2007
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