Legal Opinion
Herbert Dellenbach v. James Letsinger, Paul Buchanan, Janet Roberts Blue, Marianna Novak and Debra Banach
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1989No. 87-2972PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us on appeal from the district court’s judgment dismissing the complaint. The plaintiff-appellant, Herbert Dellenbach, brought suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged that the five defendants — two state judges, a court commissioner, and two court reporters— had violated his right to due process by interfering with the appeal of his criminal conviction. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground that Mr. Dellenbach’s claims were barred by the doctrine of judicial immunity. For the following reasons, we…
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