Legal Opinion
Kowalski v. Boliker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2018No. 17-1952PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
Robert Kowalski is dissatisfied with his treatment by judges and sheriff's personnel during his divorce proceedings. He especially accuses an Illinois judge, Shauna Boliker, of engaging in extrajudicial efforts designed to prejudice the state court against him and in favor of her best friend, Kowalski's wife. While Kowalski's allegations are troubling, in the end we conclude that the district court was correct to dismiss his case.
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Kowalski and his former spouse have been waging a divorce and child-custody battle in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Believing that…
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