RICHARDS v. LAVELLE

No. 80-1123.

620 F.2d 144 (1980)

Thomas J. RICHARDS, James Hicks, and James Twine, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael E. LAVELLE, Marie H. Suthers, and Corneal A. Davis, in their capacity as members of the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, Defendants-Appellants, Cecil A. Partee and Howard L. Stevenson, Intervening Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Scheuneman, Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

Ian H. Levin, Paul Cottrell, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Arthur R. Waddy, Chicago, Ill., for intervening defendants.

Jayne W. Barnard, Frances H. Krasnow, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., amicus curiae.

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


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 2, 1980.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal has been briefed on an emergency basis, due to the time constraints faced by the defendants, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and its members, in arranging for ballots to be printed for the primary election to be held on March 18, 1980. Under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, we have decided this appeal without oral argument. Due to the emergency nature...

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