Legal Opinion
Yoder v. Ryan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 30, 2004No. 03 C 7508Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs C. Rodney Yoder and members of his family sue numerous officials, former officials, and departments of the state of Illinois in connection with an alleged conspiracy to wrongfully imprison Mr. Yoder. Three defendants move to dismiss the counts against them; the remaining defendants move to transfer the case to the Southern District of Illinois. I deny the motion to dismiss and grant the motion to transfer.
■ I.
Defendants Darrell Williamson and Michael Burke claim that as prosecutors, they are entitled to absolute immunity from suit.…
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- Ronald C. Denius v. Wayne Dunlap and Gary Sadler 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Harinek v. 161 North Clark Street Ltd. PartnershipIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
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