Legal Opinion
Napolitano v. Ward
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 5, 1970No. 70 C 1597PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PERRY, District Judge:
Plaintiff Richard A. Napolitano was removed from the office of Cook County Circuit Judge by the Illinois Courts Commission on July 14, 1970. The instant action, founded on the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, names as defendants the members of said Courts Commission and other State officials and charges that plaintiff's removal violated constitutionally protected rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the nomination of judicial candidates to fill the vacancy caused by his removal.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gardner v. BroderickSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Tele-Controls, Inc. And Audio Systems Co. v. Ford Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- In Re DamischIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Formal Inquiry Concerning Judge FosterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Richard A. Napolitano v. Hon. Daniel P. Ward, Justice of the Illinois Supreme CourtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Gruenburg v. KavanaghDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1976
- Concerning Justice HillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- In Re Formal Inquiry Concerning Judge FosterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974