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HAMPTON v. HANRAHAN

Nos. 77-1698, 77-1210 and 77-1370.

600 F.2d 600 (1979)

Iberia HAMPTON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants. v. Edward V. HANRAHAN et al., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Honorable Joseph Sam PERRY, Appellee, v. Jeffrey H. HAAS, Attorney at Law, Contemnor-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Honorable Joseph Sam PERRY, Appellee, v. G. Flint TAYLOR, Attorney at Law, Contemnor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1979.

As Amended April 30, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Haas, G. Flint Taylor, Jr., James D. Montgomery, Dennis Cunningham, Charles Hoffman, Jonathan C. Moore, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John O. Tuohy, Camillo F. Volini, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and SWYGERT and PELL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 12, 1979.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns a civil rights action for monetary damages brought by members of the Black Panther Party and the mothers of two deceased party members against federal and state law enforcement officers. The suit arises from a gun battle which occurred in Chicago during the early morning hours of December 4, 1969. Two Black Panthers...

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