RUBENSTEIN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 84 C 8590, 69 C 2145.

614 F.Supp. 1412 (1985)

Sherwin RUBENSTEIN, Petitioner, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Respondent. Michael L. SHAKMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION OF COOK COUNTY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

July 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Weintraub, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners and plaintiffs.

Donald Hubert, Donald Hubert & Associates, James D. Montgomery, Corp. Counsel, City of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., for respondent and defendants.


MORAN, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This case presents the question whether the respondent City of Chicago violated the Shakman consent decree when firing the petitioner. The cross motions for summary judgment raise two issues: first, whether petitioner's position is exempt from the decree and, second, if not, whether petitioner's firing stemmed improperly from his political inclinations.

FACTS

Petitioner Sherwin Rubenstein...

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