McDONALD v. VILLAGE OF WINNETKA

No. 03-1457.

371 F.3d 992 (2004)

Charles M. MCDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF WINNETKA, Ronald Colpaert, Scott Smith and Mitchell S. Kushner, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Constantine L. Trela, Jr. (Argued), Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James A. Clark, Ronald S. Safer (Argued), Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, Mary E. Welsh (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

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