Legal Opinion
Zena D. Crenshaw v. Berry Baynerd, Alpha Blackburn, David A. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 1999No. 98-3156PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Zena D. Crenshaw, an attorney licensed in Indiana, sued the seven members of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they violated her due process rights when they dismissed her charge of race and sex discrimination filed against an Indiana state judge who had sanctioned her in another case. The district court, finding the defendants immune from suit, dismissed her complaint, and Crenshaw appeals. We affirm.
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In 1997, Indiana Superior Court Judge Jeffrey J. Dywan sanctioned Crenshaw more than $14,000 for arguing frivolous claims in…
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