Legal Opinion
Busa v. Barnes
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 20, 1986No. 84 C 6525, 84 C 10358PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
The Defendant, Eugene Barnes (BARNES), moves to dismiss (see Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6)) Counts II through IV of the third amended Complaint. 1 For the following reasons, Barnes’ motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part. A narration of the relevant allegations contained in the third amended complaint 2 precedes a discussion of the merits.
The Plaintiffs, Michael Busa and Steven Mpistolarides (PLAINTIFFS), in this consolidated suit allege they were discharged from positions with the Department of Sewers (DEPARTMENT) by Barnes for political reasons. Busa…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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