BRENNAN v. DALEY

No. 89-3266.

929 F.2d 346 (1991)

Dennis BRENNAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard M. DALEY, in his official capacity as mayor of Chicago, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. O'Meara and Cyriac D. Kappil, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ruth M. Moscovitch, Kelly R. Welsh, Asst. Corp. counsel, Appeals Div., Jonathan P. Siner, Mardell Nereim, and Michelle Hutchinson, Office of the Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.


PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dennis Brennan appeals from the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant. Brennan alleged a violation of Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook County, 435 F.2d 267 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 402 U.S. 909, 91 S.Ct. 1383, 28 L.Ed.2d 650 (1971), charging that the City improperly considered political affiliation in filling a vacancy for the position of hoisting...

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