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BRUSCINO v. CARLSON

Nos. 87-1683, 87-1943.

854 F.2d 162 (1988)

Ronnie BRUSCINO, et al., on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norman CARLSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Emmet Horgan, Howard B. Eisenberg, S.I.U. Legal Clinic, Carbondale, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Frederick J. Hess, U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 4, 1988.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

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