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HOLMES v. CITY OF RACINE

Case No. 14-CV-208-JPS.

THOMAS J. HOLMES, OTHA KEITH FAIR, JOSE MALDONADO, MARIA E. MALDONADO, CERAFIN DAVALOS, WILBUR JONES, PYTHAPHONE KHAMPANE, and OMJAI NUEAKEAW, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF RACINE, GARY BECKER, JOHN DICKERT, DOWNTOWN RACINE CORPORATION, TAVERN LEAGUE OF RACINE CITY, KURT S. WAHLEN, JEFFREY A. COE, JAMES KAPLAN, GREGORY T. HELDING, DAVID L. MAACK, ARON WISNESKI, ROBERT MOZOL, DEVIN P. SUTHERLAND, MARK L. LEVINE, JOSEPH G. LEGATH, DOUGLAS E. NICHOLSON, MONTE G. OSTERMAN, MARY OSTERMAN, and GREGORY S. BACH, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

July 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J Holmes, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Otha Keith Fair, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Jose Maldonado, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Maria E Maldonado, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Cerafin Davalos, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Wilbur Jones, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Pythaphone Khampane, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

Omjai Nueakeaw, Plaintiff, represented by Brian H Eldridge , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd, Craig S Powell , Kohler & Hart LLP, Daniel H Sanders , Kohler & Hart LLP, Michael F Hart , Kohler & Hart LLP, Steven A Hart , Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd & Martin E Kohler , Kohler & Hart LLP.

City of Racine, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Gary Becker, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

John Dickert, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Downtown Racine Corp, Defendant, represented by Christina A Katt , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP & Kevin A Christensen , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.

Tavern League of Racine City, Defendant, represented by Daniel C W Narvey , Godfrey & Kahn SC & Sean O Bosack , Godfrey & Kahn SC.

Kurt S Wahlen, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Jeffrey A Coe, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

James Kaplan, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Gregory T Helding, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

David L Maack, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Aron Wisneski, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Robert E Mozol, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Devin P Sutherland, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC, Christina A Katt , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Kevin A Christensen , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Mark L Levine, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Joseph G LeGath, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

Douglas E Nicholson, Defendant, represented by Thomas M Devine , Hostak Henzl & Bichler SC.

Monte G Osterman, Defendant, represented by Thomas M Devine , Hostak Henzl & Bichler SC.

Mary Osterman, Defendant, represented by Thomas M Devine , Hostak Henzl & Bichler SC.

Gregory S Bach, Defendant, represented by Jennifer AB Kreil , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC & Michael J Cohen , Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC.

ORDER

J.P. STADTMUELLER, District Judge.

The plaintiffs—black, Hispanic, and Thai former owners of bars in downtown Racine, Wisconsin—filed their complaint in this action on February 25, 2014. (Docket #1 ("Compl."), ¶¶ 9-15). In it, they allege that the defendants—the City of Racine, local politicians, a political group, and a nonprofit—engaged in various activities designed to eliminate minority-owned bars, specifically...

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