Williams v. Board of Education

ORDER

Plaintiff Vincent Williams was sole shareholder of Majestic Properties, an Illinois corporation that was dissolved involuntarily in 2002. The previous year Majestic, doing business as Citizens Electric, had been hired as the electrical contractor for a new elementary school under construction in Chicago. The Board of Education had selected the general contractor (a joint venture), which in turn subcontracted with Majestic. Majestic, which had been certified under a City of Chicago ordinance as a minority-owned business eligible for contracting preferences, was *519replaced before the work…