Legal Opinion
John POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1988No. 88-1512PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
John Powers, employed by the Chicago Transit Authority as an attorney, believes that the CTA has decided to ease out its white attorneys to make way for minorities. He filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 contending that he had been harassed, suspended, and demoted on account of his race. Powers sought to discover memoran-da written by Joyce Hughes, the General Attorney of the CTA, reflecting a plan of reorganization. The CTA resisted, in part on the ground of attorney-client privilege. While the district court was considering the parties’ positions, Powers unveiled a…
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