VANDE ZANDE v. STATE OF WIS. DEPT. OF ADMIN.

No. 94-1884.

44 F.3d 538 (1995)

Lori L. VANDE ZANDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, James R. Klauser, Lee Martinson, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Bensky (argued), Melanie E. Cohen, Lafollette & Sinykin, Madison, WI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jennifer Sloan Lattis, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Michael J. Losse, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for defendants-appellees.

James R. Scott, Robert E. Schreiber, Jr., Jonathan T. Swain, Lindner & Marsack, Milwaukee, WI, for MRA-Management Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Richard M. Stephens, Bellevue, WA, for Nat. Federation of Independent Business, amicus curiae.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and ENGEL and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

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