Legal Opinion
Thomas WHITE, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard J. ELROD and Phillip Hardiman, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1987No. 85-2267PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by jail guards from a decision by the district court dismissing their civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 grows out of an illegal strike in 1980. The guards were employed by the Cook County Corrections Department, which is under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Cook County. At the time this was Richard Elrod. The department’s director was Phillip Hardiman. Hardiman and about 90 percent of the department's staff were black. The jail guards, who made up the bulk of the staff, were angry because they were paid less than deputy sheriffs, who are also under…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Stephen L. Ustrak, Cross-Appellant v. James W. Fairman, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Robert Hameetman, Cross-Appellee v. The City of Chicago, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Jones v. City of AltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Fox v. Illinois Civil Service Com.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Catherine Cotton v. I. Michael Heyman, Secretary, the Smithsonian InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,583, 12 Ucc rep.serv.2d 549 in the Matter of Vitreous Steel Products Company, Debtor. Appeal of Lynn M. Miller, Trustee and Northern Indiana Public Service CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- William Joyce v. Mary Ann JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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