Paul L. WILLIAMS, Anthony L. Young, and Miguel Del Valle, Plaintiffs,
v.
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 30, 1989.
June 30, 1989.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael P. Seng, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill., for Paul L. Williams.
James C. Craven and Donald M. Craven, James C. Craven, P.C., Springfield, Ill., for Paul L. Williams, Anthony L. Young and Miguel Del Valle.
Terry McDonald, Asst. State's Atty., Sup'r Federal Litigation Unit, Chicago, Ill., for Stanley Kusper.
Michael Levinson, Chicago Bd. of Elections, Chicago, Ill., for Chicago Bd. of Election Com'rs.
Roger P. Flahaven, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Chicago, Ill., for State Bd. of Elections, et al.
Barry T. McNamara, D'Ancona & Pflaum, Chicago, Ill., for Paddy H. McNamara.
James J. Stamos, Chicago, Ill., pro se.
Michael J. Hayes, James R. Carroll and Bart T. Murphy, Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for Daniel P. Ward, Wm. G. Clark and Alan J. Greiman.
Sidney Z. Karasik, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for Daniel P. Ward and Wm. G. Clark.
Susan Getzendanner, Eileen A. Kamerick and Charles F. Smith, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, Ill., for Francis S. Lorenz.
Jerold S. Solovy, Jeffrey D. Colman, Barry Sullivan and Marshall J. Schmitt, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for Harry G. Comerford.
Dan K. Webb, Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Steven F. Molo, Jennifer G. Brown and Richard Wm. Austin, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, Ill., for Kenneth L. Gillis.
Raymond F. Simons and Joseph A. Spitalli, Simon & Spitalli, Chicago, Ill., for Roger Kiley.
Thomas R. McMillen, Evanston, Ill., for Roger S. Barrett.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, Chief Judge.
Defendants have moved for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs are unable to satisfy one of the "preconditions" established by the Supreme Court in Thornburg v. Gingles,478 U.S. 30, 106 S.Ct. 2752, 92 L.Ed.2d 25 (1986), for a vote dilution claim under Section 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We grant the motion.
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