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SHAKMAN v. DUNNE

Nos. 85-1870, 85-1911 and 85-1912.

829 F.2d 1387 (1987)

Michael L. SHAKMAN and Paul M. Lurie, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George W. DUNNE, et al., and Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and Democratic Party County Central Committee for Cook County and its Members, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kris E. Sholder, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

C. Richard Johnson, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 30, 1987.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

At issue in this class action is the constitutionality of the patronage hiring system maintained by the appellants in Cook County, Illinois. The appellees are independent candidates, independent voters, and taxpayers who allege that the appellants' policy of using political "sponsorship" as a factor in determining who receives a Cook County government job, creates a substantial...

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