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PARKER v. LYONS

No. 13-3660.

757 F.3d 701 (2014)

General PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin LYONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

General Parker, Peoria, IL, pro se.

James G. Sotos , Sotos & Associates, Itasca, IL, William W.P. Atkins , Peoria County State's Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

An Illinois statute bars persons convicted of certain crimes from holding public office. See 10 ILCS § 5/29-15. General Parker sought to run for a seat on the school board of Peoria School District 150. The state's attorney for Peoria County filed suit in state court to bar Parker, who had been convicted of felony theft in the 1980s, from pursuing that office. After a brief hearing held on short notice, a state court ordered Parker's name removed...

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