ZAMBRANO v. REINERT

No. 01-2724.

291 F.3d 964 (2002)

Rene ZAMBRANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jennifer REINERT, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Magee (argued), Legal Action of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Rene Zambrano.

William H. Ramsey (argued), Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee, Jennifer Reinert, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Before WOOD, JR., EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

After being denied unemployment compensation benefits in accordance with WIS. STAT. § 108.02(15)(k)(14) (the "Cannery Rule"), Rene Zambrano filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Cannery Rule was in conflict with two federal statutes and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court upheld the validity of the Cannery Rule, and we affirm.

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