Legal Opinion
Fromm v. Rosewell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 1985No. 84-2977PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Property owners in Cook County, Illinois sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged deprivations of procedural due process rights by county officials who determined plaintiffs’ liability for 1980 real estate taxes. They sought a declaratory judgment, damages, and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed their complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm the dismissal.
FACTS AND STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
Under Illinois law, there are two procedures for challenging Cook County tax assessments: (1) the “taxpayer…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNarySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Bennett v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Charles F. Schaefer, and Cross-Appellee v. Transportation Media, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Leonard Forys and Janet Forys v. United Food and Commercial Worker's International Union, Afl-Cio, and ClcCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Bennett v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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