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MEJIA v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DEV.

Nos. 81-2897, 81-2944.

688 F.2d 529 (1982)

Maria MEJIA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and City of Chicago, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1982.

As Amended September 30, 1982.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Learner, Business & Professional People for the Public Interest, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jerome A. Siegan, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., Richard C. Stearns, Gen. Counsel, HUD, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and POSNER, Circuit Judge.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether federal community development block grant (CDBG) funds may be used to finance the City of Chicago's commercial redevelopment project known as the Milwaukee/Ashland Project. The district court held that they may. We affirm.

Plaintiffs, homeowners and tenants involuntarily displaced by the Project, initiated this action against the City of Chicago and the United States Department of Housing and Urban...

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