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McGUFFIN v. SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 79-3116.

662 F.Supp. 1546 (1987)

Robert McGUFFIN, Plaintiff, v. SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY, its Board of Commissioners, a Municipal Corporation; Bruce Stratton, Phineas Hurst, in their capacities as members of the Board of Commissioners of the Springfield Housing Authority, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

July 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert McGuffin, pro se.

Alex de Saint Phalle, Springfield, Ill., for defendants.

OPINION ORDER

MILLS, District Judge:

Violation of a Court order.

Civil contempt?

Just so.

Court orders are to be complied with both in letter and spirit — lack of scienter is beside the mark.

Robert McGuffin, former Executive Director of the Springfield Housing Authority, instituted this lawsuit in May 1979 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the municipal body and its governing board to contest the termination...

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