1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 786 F.Supp.
  5. 786 F.Supp. 699 (1992)
 

TOWNS v. COWEN

No. 92 C 20037.

786 F.Supp. 699 (1992)

David H. TOWNS and Ken Swanson, Plaintiffs, v. Richard A. COWEN, Langdon D. Neal, David E. Murray, Hannelore Huisman, Lawrence E. Johnson, John J. Lanigan, Theresa M. Petrone, and Wanda L. Rednour, members of the Illinois State Board of Elections, and Sylvia Schroeder, Julie Kleive, and Gordon Spooner, members of the Boone County Officers Electoral Board, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, W.D.

February 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton S. Odelson, Mathias William Delort, Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., Evergreen Park, Ill., Joseph A. DiCaprio, Law Offices of Allan Silver, Belvidere, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Eugene E. Brassfield, Brassfield, Cowen & Howard, Rockford, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HART, District Judge.

Plaintiff David Towns filed petitions to be nominated as the Republican Party Candidate for Boone County, Illinois State's Attorney. Plaintiff Ken Swanson is a voter who supports Towns and who signed a nominating petition for him. Defendants are the members of the Boone County Officers Electoral Board and the Illinois State Board of Elections, all sued in their official capacities. On the objections of Roger...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases