Legal Opinion
Polzin v. Gage
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 18, 2011No. 10-1545PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Per curiam
Gerald Polzin brought this action against a state judge and other public officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they had violated his constitutional rights during his sentencing proceedings in state court. The district court dismissed Mr. Polzin’s complaint at screening and denied his subsequent postjudgment motion to reconsider or for leave to amend his complaint. Mr. Polzin appeals, and we affirm the judgment in part and vacate and remand in part.
I
BACKGROUND
In August 2005, Mr. Polzin pleaded guilty to six counts of sexually abusing two teenage boys. During the presentence…
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