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WATKINS v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 16678.

406 F.2d 1234 (1969)

Lorine WATKINS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall Patner, Margaret Ewing, Alfred R. Lipton, Gordon H. S. Scott, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kathryn M. Kula, Calvin H. Hall, Louis I. Gordon, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Chief Judge, MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief brought under 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1983, and 28 U.S. C.A. Secs. 1343(3) and 2201. The named plaintiffs, twenty-three in number, sued in a representative capacity on behalf of a class of approximately 32,000 families and 140,000 persons, all tenants of The Chicago Housing Authority, a municipal corporation created in conformity with the laws of Illinois (Ill. Rev.Stats.1965, Ch...

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