Donald C. Tomczak v. The City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal Corporation

PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant below, the City of Chicago, appeals from the district court judgment in favor of plaintiff, Donald C. Tomczak, holding that appellant had violated the Shak-man decree, which controls the use of political patronage in appellant’s employment practices. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. The first issue is whether the district court erred in holding that the position occupied by appellee was not exempt from the strictures of Shakman. Second, even if the position is subject to Shakman, appellant maintains that the district court was clearly erroneous in…