Legal Opinion
Gary Vickery, Cross-Appellee v. Janell Jones, William Pearman and Kirk Brown, and Saline County Republican Central Committee and William Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 1996No. 96-1055, 96-1163PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
On January 27, 1993, plaintiff Gary Vick-ery brought this action against certain Illinois state officials (the “State Defendants”) and certain members of the Illinois Republican Party (the “Party Defendants”), alleging that the State Defendants and Party Defendants acted under color of law in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 in maintaining and operating a political patronage system in which political and financial supporters of the Republican Party of the State of Illinois are favored in regard to state employment as highway maintainers and alleging that his…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by52 opinions
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