Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit July 13, 1990, 89-1868, 89-2988 (Eugene Wzorek v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation)

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

The City of Chicago (the “City”) appeals from two orders of the district court involv- • ing a finding of civil contempt against the City under the so-called

Shakman

decree, which seeks to limit the effects of political patronage in the treatment of City employees. See

Shakman v. Democratic Org. of Cook County,

481 F.Supp. 1315, 1356-1359 (N.D.Ill.