Robert Alan Tarpley v. Frank Keistler, Jr. And Union County Republican Central Committee

188 F.3d 788 (7th Cir. 1999)

ROBERT ALAN TARPLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

FRANK KEISTLER, JR. and UNION COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 98-2369

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Argued January 22, 1999

Decided August 13, 1999

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Benton Division. No. 93 C 4092--J. Phil Gilbert, Judge.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

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For a quarter century now, well-meaning Illinois citizens periodically have turned to the courts in attempts to rid the state…