Legal Opinion
Santana v. Cook County Board of Review
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 2012No. 11-2103PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
The Cook County Board of Review has the power to “revise, correct, alter, or modify any [property tax] assessment, as appears to be just.” 35 ILCS 200/16-95. Unsurprisingly, the Board’s exercise of its considerable power is not free from controversy, some of which has found its way into federal court through this case: Victor Santana, a self-described tax consultant who worked for the Board for ten years, until 2002, alleges that the defendants, elected and appointed Board employees, violated his federally protected rights by (1) “red flagging” his clients’ files and by…
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