POTENZA v. SCHOESSLING

No. 75-1686.

541 F.2d 670 (1976)

Rocco POTENZA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ray SCHOESSLING et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1976.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Schwartzman, Burton Joseph, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Anna R. Lavin, Edward J. Calihan, Jr., Marvin Sacks, William R. Quinlan, Corp. Counsel, Daniel Pascale, Robert Retke, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In November 1974, six plaintiffs, all with criminal records, instituted this Civil Rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3) challenging their dismissal as laborers at the McCormick Place exhibition hall in Chicago. The plaintiffs, all members of Local 714,1 alleged that the defendants conspired with each other, acting under color of state law, to deprive plaintiffs...

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