Legal Opinion
Baja Contractors, Inc. v. The City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1987No. 86-1990PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Appellees, Baja Contractors, Inc. (Baja) and Humberto Jaimes, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago and certain City employees, Mary Skipton, Leroy Bannister, Paul Spieles, McNair Grant and Sam Patch (referred to collectively as the City), alleging that the City’s administration of the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program violated the fourteenth amendment’s due process clause. After having granted Baja MBE certification, the City classified Baja as a “concrete contractor.” It later refused to permit Baja to use its MBE certification to…
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