Legal Opinion
Contreras v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 1997No. Nos. 96-2054, 96-2139PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The City of Chicago shut down Como’s Pizza for three days during May 1994 based on health violations. The owner of *1288Como’s, Dave Clark, along with some of Como’s employees brought this suit challenging the constitutionality of the City’s action. The inspection and closing of the restaurant occurred after neighborhood group leaders, who apparently harbored some animus against Mexicans, complained to their alderman about Como’s, which had Mexican employees and customers. The plaintiffs alleged that this animus and unusual circumstances surrounding the shutdown suggest…
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3Cited by138 opinions
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