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Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Blagojevich

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 7, 2009No. Case 09 C 3585Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:

The plaintiffs in this case own and operate riverboat gambling casinos in Elgin, Joliet, and Aurora, Illinois. They have sued former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, his campaign committee Friends of Blagojevich (“FOB”), five entities that operate horse racing tracks in Illinois (Balmoral Park, Maywood Park, Arlington Park, Fairmount Park, and Hawthorne, collectively, “the racetracks”), and John Johnston, the owner of Balmoral Park and Maywood Park. The casinos’ complaint in-eludes two claims: a claim against Blagojevich, FOB,…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Hukic v. Aurora Loan ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNarySupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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