Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Kelkhoff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1996No. Nos. 95-1483, 95-2225PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Timothy Wilson filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against an employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections and three members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, alleging that they violated his fourteenth amendment right to due process when they revoked his mandatory supervised release. The case was tried to a jury, and Wilson prevailed, securing compensatory and punitive damages. The defendants appeal the denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law, arguing that they are entitled to either absolute or qualified immunity. Wilson cross-appeals,…
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