CHAMBERS v. MAHER

No. 89-2185.

915 F.2d 1141 (1990)

Elder S. CHAMBERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James MAHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Elder S. Chambers, Chicago, Ill., pro se.

Ruth M. Moscovitch, Jean Dobrer, and Kelly R. Welsh, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Office of the Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and NOLAND, Senior District Judge.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Elder Chambers is a street minister who often preaches in downtown Chicago using a sound amplifier. In response to a complaint, Lydia Pecina, an Environmental Control Inspector for the City of Chicago, found that Chambers was preaching at a sound level in violation of a city ordinance. Because Chambers had once run away from Pecina when she tried to cite him for excessive noise, Pecina looked for a police officer to assist her in issuing Chambers...

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