Legal Opinion
Thomas Barrow v. Lloyd A. Falck, Individually and as Sheriff of Ford County, Illinois, and Ford County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 13, 1992No. 90-3425, 91-2937PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A sheriff suspended a deputy without a prior hearing. A district judge decided that this omission violated the due process clause, and a jury assessed damages at $3,700. Oh March 19, 1990, the court entered judgment; it denied all substantive post-trial motions on October 1, 1990, while giving the plaintiff extra time to file a petition for attorneys’ fees. Defendants (the sheriff and the county government) appealed — contesting the order of October 1 and not the judgment of March 19. The court detected the problem and issued this order:
A preliminary review of the…
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