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DERRICKSON v. CITY OF DANVILLE, ILL.

No. 87-2385.

845 F.2d 715 (1988)

Al DERRICKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal of STATE OF ILLINOIS, Wilbur T. Scharlau, Jerome D. Brown, Raymond T. Randall, Ernie Cox, and Wendell W. Wright, Real Parties in Interest-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1988.

As Amended June 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig H. DeArmond, State's Atty., James K. Borbely, Kurth, Wolgamot, Borbely, Danville, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Lawrence C. Dinardo, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

This case began as a suit under the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973-73bb-1, seeking an injunction against the at-large system used by the City of Danville, Illinois, to elect its municipal government. The City, its four elected Commissioners, and its corporate counsel (collectively the Commissioners) were among the defendants. Under the system then used in Danville, the Commissioners possessed both legislative and executive...

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