BURNS v. ELROD

Nos. 71-1285, 72-1541.

509 F.2d 1133 (1975)

John BURNS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard J. ELROD, Individually and as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1975.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Tucker, Gerald D. Chiss, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty., Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Asst. State's Atty., Robert E. Wiss, Thomas A. Foran, Raymond F. Simon, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before KILEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL and GRANT, Senior District Judges.


WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from two orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the first denying their motion for a preliminary injunction and the second dismissing their complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief might be granted. We reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings not inconsistent with the views expressed herein.

The individual plaintiffs, with one...

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