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POWERS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 88-1512.

846 F.2d 1139 (1988)

John POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Gubbins, Kenneth N. Flaxman, P.C., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Barry S. Alberts, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, Ill., Catherine Masters, Epstein, Alana L. Helverson, Colette Holt, for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

John Powers, employed by the Chicago Transit Authority as an attorney, believes that the CTA has decided to ease out its white attorneys to make way for minorities. He filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 contending that he had been harassed, suspended, and demoted on account of his race. Powers sought to discover memoranda written by Joyce Hughes, the General Attorney of the CTA, reflecting a plan of reorganization. The CTA resisted...

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