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LaSalle National Bank v. Lake County
Citation:
703 F.2d 252 (1983)Facts
Marc Seidler served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Lake County from 1976 until January 31, 1981, eventually becoming Chief of the Civil Division and First Assistant State’s Attorney with supervisory responsibility over all civil cases. On February 2, 1981, Seidler joined Rudnick & Wolfe as an associate. On June 5, 1981, Rudnick & Wolfe filed suit against Lake County and the Village of Grayslake on behalf of LaSalle National Bank and Lake Properties Venture, challenging the defendants’ refusal to permit access to a federally funded sewer system. While Seidler had not directly worked on the specific Sewage Disposal Agreement at issue in this case, he had been privy to discussions about the validity of similar sewage agreements in general and had access to documents and memoranda about the Agreement. Screening procedures to isolate Seidler from the case were not implemented until August 1981, after the disqualification motion was filed.
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