MANN v. CALUMET CITY, ILL.

Nos. 09-1681, 09-2481.

588 F.3d 949 (2009)

Hussein H. MANN and Debra Houston-Mann, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee. Alonzo Smiley, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Calumet City, Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip C. Stahl, Attorney, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John B. Murphey, Attorney, Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated appeals bring before us for the second time challenges to the constitutionality of an ordinance of Calumet City, Illinois, that forbids the sale of a house without an inspection to determine whether it is in compliance with the City's building code. Calumet City Code § 14-1. The previous appeal was from a judgment in favor of real estate brokers who had challenged the ordinance. We ordered the case dismissed because the...

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