LAKE v. NEAL

No. 08-3765.

585 F.3d 1059 (2009)

Joseph LAKE, individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Langdon D. NEAL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas C. Kefalos, Adolfo Mondragon (argued), Vernor Moran, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Terrence M. Burns (argued), Dykema, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

The Duck Test holds that if it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Joseph Lake, the plaintiff in this suit, flunks the Duck Test. He says, in effect, that if it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it sure as heck isn't a duck.

The crux of Lake's argument in this appeal is that a voter registration form is actually a motor vehicle record. He argues that the...

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