LUCILLE v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 94-1106.

31 F.3d 546 (1994)

John LUCILLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1994.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Arnett (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mary L. Smith, CC, Office of the Corp. Counsel, James D. Montgomery, Montgomery & Associates, Lawrence Rosenthal, DCC, Jean Dobrer, ACC (argued), Kelly R. Welsh, ACC, Nancy Van Allen, Benna R. Solomon, Susan S. Sher, Office of the Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Arthur N. Christie, Burke & Ryan, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

In 1985 John Lucille sought to have the City of Chicago held in contempt of court for violating the consent decree in Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook County, 481 F.Supp. 1315 (N.D.Ill.1979), by considering his politics when deciding to discharge him from employment. In December 1989 the parties settled their differences. The City agreed to...

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