United States Seventh Circuit

The district court's denial of a motion to vacate a consent decree, to settle political patronage litigation, is reversed where it abused its discretion in concluding that defendant's motion was untimely.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/14/2005
• Decided 10/24/2005
• Published 10/24/2005

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy M. Maggio (argued), Roger R. Fross, Lord Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Kerrie Maloney Laytin, Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.