Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 1, 2017, Nos. 15-3315 & 15-3385 (City of South Bend v. South Bend Common Council)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The caption of this case says much of what is necessary to its resolution: the City of South Bend, Indiana, is suing one of its constituent parts.

As a matter ordinary business, South Bend’s Police Department (part of the City rather than a distinct juridical entity) records some of the desk phones supplied to officers as official equipment at its headquarters.