BRAZIL-BREASHEARS v. BILANDIC

No. 93-3954.

53 F.3d 789 (1995)

Karen BRAZIL-BREASHEARS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael BILANDIC, Charles Freeman, James Heiple, Benjamin Miller, Mary Ann McMorrow, Moses Harrison, John Nickels, Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, and George Cenar, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1995.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Eugene Pincham (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas A. Ioppolo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, Alison E. O'Hara (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On September 14, 1993, Karen Brazil-Breashears, a staff attorney for the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District, began circulating a petition to enable her to be placed on the ballot for the March 15, 1994 primary election to the Circuit Court of Cook County. According to Brazil-Breashears' complaint, a number of co-workers assisted her in circulating petitions for her candidacy.

A couple...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases