Legal Opinion
Richard A. Napolitano v. Hon. Daniel P. Ward, Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1972No. 71-1444PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing plaintiff’s amended complaint and his cause of action. 1
The plaintiff-appellant was duly elected a Circuit Judge, Cook County, Illinois, in 1968. He was removed from office “for cause” by the Illinois Courts Commission 2 on July 14, 1970.
The instant suit is based on the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2201 and 2202. The defendants are the five judicial members of the Illinois Courts Commission, its secretary and the Attorney General of Illinois.
Plaintiff claims that his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Segretti v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- 19 Fair empl.prac.cas. 418, 19 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9188 Raymond E. Trafelet v. James R. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- In re DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Manning Engineering, Inc. v. Hudson County Park CommissionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- In Re the Disbarment of GillardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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