Legal Opinion
Fleury v. Clayton
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 29, 1987No. 86-3334PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ORDER
MILLS, District Judge:
The constitutional guarantee of due process does not afford protection from every injury an individual might suffer at the hands of state officials.
Charges of defammatory statements occasioning diminished professional prestige and economic returns do not implicate the Fourteenth Amendment.
Dr. Fred Fleury brings this § 1983 action against Gary Clayton, Director of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education, Yehuda Lebovits, an attorney representing the agency, and members of the State Medical Disciplinary Board alleging a violation of his right to…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Fleury v. ClaytonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Draghi v. County of CookDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
- Fred Fleury v. Gary ClaytonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988