Legal Opinion
Redwood v. Lierman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 7, 2002No. 4-01-0612PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Appleton
Plaintiffs, Erik and Jude Redwood, filed an amended complaint under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994)), alleging that defendants took a van and its contents without a warrant and without due process of law. Defendants are the Village of St. Joseph, Illinois (Village), as well as the Village mayor, B.J. Hackler, the Village attorney, Joseph Lierman, and a deputy sheriff of Champaign County, Jeffrey Vercler. The trial court dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice pursuant to sections 2 — 615 and 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS…
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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