Legal Opinion

Veterans Legal Defense Fund v. Schwartz

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided November 3, 1998No. 97-3380Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

This uncertified double class action complaint is barred by the Eleventh Amendment.

Dismissed.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs: Veterans Legal Defense Fund is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation composed of people who have served in the armed forces of the United States; Tom Foster, Steven C. Terry, Kenneth W. Fry-man, Jr., Dennis Ellis, and Martin Wild are veterans and residents of Illinois.

Defendants: Michael S. Schwartz is the Director of the Department of Central Management Services of the State of Illinois (“CMS”), responsible for the development and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Green v. MansourSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Tommie E. Watkins v. Donald Blinzinger, Dorothy Davis v. Gregory ColerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Al-Alamin v. GramleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Gary Vickery, Cross-Appellee v. Janell Jones, William Pearman and Kirk Brown, and Saline County Republican Central Committee and William RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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