Legal Opinion
Schnell v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1969No. 17147PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal on its own motion of the plaintiffs’ complaint which was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint was filed Wednesday, August 28, 1968, during the middle of the week of the Democratic National Convention which was held in Chicago. The plaintiffs are news photographers who covered the Convention and attendant street activities during that week. The suit is a class action on behalf of the plaintiffs and all other members of the press similarly situated. Defendants are the City of Chicago, the Chicago…
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- Lankford v. GelstonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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