VICKERY v. JONES

Nos. 96-1055, 96-1163.

100 F.3d 1334 (1996)

Gary VICKERY, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Janell JONES, William Pearman and Kirk Brown, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, and Saline County Republican Central Committee and William Roberts, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary L. Leahy (argued), Cheryl R. Jansen, Springfield, IL, for Gary Vickery.

Jeffrey D. Colman (argued), Edward J. Lewis, II, David Jimenez-Ekman, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Charles R. Schmadeke, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Springfield, IL, for Janell Jones and William Pearman in No. 96-1055.

Craig S. Burkhardt (argued), Peggy J. Ryan, Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Springfield, IL, for William Roberts and Saline County Republican Cent. Committee in No. 96-1055.

Jeffrey D. Colman, Edward J. Lewis, II, David Jimenez-Ekman, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Kirk Brown in No. 96-1055.

Jeffrey D. Colman (argued), Edward J. Lewis, II, David Jimenez-Ekman, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Janell Jones, William Pearman and Kirk Brown in No. 96-1163.

Before CUMMINGS, BAUER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

On January 27, 1993, plaintiff Gary Vickery brought this action against certain Illinois state officials (the "State Defendants") and certain members of the Illinois Republican Party (the "Party Defendants"), alleging that the State Defendants and Party Defendants acted under color of law in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 in maintaining and operating a political patronage system...

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