RYAN v. DuPAGE COUNTY JURY COM'N

No. 96-1595.

105 F.3d 329 (1996)

Timothy T. RYAN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DuPAGE COUNTY JURY COMMISSION and Daniel J. Amati, Jury Administrator, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Ryan, Jr. (submitted), Warrenville, IL, pro se.

Thomas F. Downing, DuPage County States Attorney, Wheaton, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Ryan was a defendant in two criminal jury trials in DuPage County in 1991 and 1992 and he was found guilty at each trial. Ryan believes that the jury selection system used in each case was unfairly prejudicial in selecting members. He claims that the selection system unfairly excluded individuals from the general jury pool who are Democrats, young, low income, non-Caucasian, or living in lower-income neighborhoods. (R. at 11.) Accordingly, he brought suit...

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