Legal Opinion
Auriemma v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 23, 1984No. 84 C 1224PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge.
This action, like many brought in recent years, challenges an alleged municipal practice of firing or demoting public employees because of their political affiliations. 1 Plaintiffs are several members of the Chicago Police Department who held high-ranking positions in the force until defendant Harold Washington replaced Jane Byrne as Mayor of Chicago. Mayor Washington’s newly-appointed Police Superintendent, defendant Fred Rice, demot ed each of the plaintiffs shortly after taking charge of the force. Count I of plaintiffs’ amended complaint…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Davis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Glen Misek and Richard J. Krakowski v. The City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, Harold Washington, Charles A. Pounian and Susan L. WeedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Delbra Lee v. County of CookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Pollard v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- Gutierrez v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
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