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McNAMARA v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 93 C 1098.

959 F.Supp. 870 (1997)

James A. McNAMARA, John J. Sullivan, Thomas R. Miller, Charles W. Lux, William T. King, Charles E. Dineen, Richard A. Graf, Henry T. Scavone and Paul B. Sobczak, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Sutherland, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Susan S. Sher, Corporation Counsel, Shona Glink, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Jay Kertez, Asst. Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

DECISION ON THE MERITS

CONLON, District Judge.

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