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Jimmy Hinkle v. Rick White

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 16, 2015No. 14-2254PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Jimmy Hinkle sued Rick White, an investigator with the Illinois State Police, and White’s supervisor, Thomas Oliverio, alleging that they violated his due process rights by spreading rumors that he was an arsonist and a child molester. The district court concluded that Hinkle had not established a protected liberty interest and granted the defendants summary judgment. We affirm.

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In August 2010, while Jimmy Hinkle was finishing his elected term as Sheriff of Wayne County, Illinois, his fourteen-year-old step-daughter falsely accused him of sexually abusing her while…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Peso Chavez and Gregory Lee, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. The Illinois State Police, Terrance W. Gainer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, Michael Snyders, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Police Operation Valkyrie Coordinator, Edward Kresl, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Commander of the Illinois State Police, and Larry Thomas, Daniel Gillette, Craig Graham, Robert P. Cessna, Robert Lauterbach, and Dale Fraher, Officers of the Illinois State Police, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. John F. Wroblewski v. City of WashburnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by51 opinions

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  5. Wilson v. Ill. Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l RegulationDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019

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