Legal Opinion
Michael L. Shakman and Paul M. Lurie v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2005No. 04-2105PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The City of Chicago (“City”) filed a motion to vacate a consent decree entered in 1983 to settle political patronage litigation originally instituted in 1969. The district court denied the City’s motion to vacate, and the City appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The basic facts underlying the present appeal have been recounted in this court’s earlier decisions, see, e.g., Shakman v. Democratic Org., 435 F.2d 267 (7th…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ackermann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by29 opinions
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