Legal Opinion
James R. Snyder v. Jack T. Nolen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 2004No. 01-1688PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Per curiam
James Snyder filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jack Nolen, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Saline County, Illinois. The complaint alleged that Mr. Nolen had violated Mr. Snyder’s constitutional right of access to the courts when Mr. Nolen prevented Mr. Snyder from prosecuting a domestic relations action for dissolution of marriage and a temporary restraining order in the state court. The district court dismissed Mr. Snyder’s complaint on the alternate grounds that it did not state a constitutional claim, that Mr. Nolen was entitled to absolute quasiju-dicial immunity and…
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