GAUTREAUX v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

Nos. 98-1807, 98-2311 and 98-3145.

178 F.3d 951 (1999)

Dorothy GAUTREAUX, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, a corporation, and Joseph Shuldiner, Executive Director, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1999.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Shakman, Miller, Shakman, Hamilton, Kurtzon & Schlifke, Alexander Polikoff (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in Nos. 98-1807 and 98-2311.

Alexander Polikoff (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in No. 98-3145.

Susan Getzendanner (argued), Nancy S. Eisenhauer, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Jerome Butler, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellants Chicago Housing Authority and Joseph Shuldiner.

Barry A. Miller (argued), Michael L. Shakman, Edward W. Feldman, Miller, Shakman, Hamilton, Kurtzon & Schlifke, Chicago, IL, for Appellees Daniel E. Levin and Habitat Company.

Before CUMMINGS, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 22, 1999.*

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

When the time comes to write the story of public housing in the United States, the thirty-plus year saga of this litigation and the experience of the City of Chicago will surely feature prominently. The case began in 1966, when Dorothy Gautreaux and others filed a class action claiming that the Chicago Housing Authority ("CHA") had...

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