Legal Opinion
Hoellen v. Annunzio
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 15, 1972No. 72 C 1302PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
TONE, District Judge.
This is an action challenging the use of the franking privilege by a Member of Congress for certain mailings which are alleged not to have been “upon official business” within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. § 3210. The case proceeded to trial before the court without a jury on an amended complaint seeking injunctive relief.
Congressman Frank Annunzio, the defendant, was elected in 1970 in the then Seventh Congressional District. He is now the Democratic candidate for Member of Congress in the new Eleventh Congressional District. 1 There is no overlap…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Tracy Owen v. John G. MulliganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1977
- John J. Hoellen v. Frank AnnunzioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Schiaffo v. HelstoskiDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
- Bowie v. WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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