Legal Opinion
Rodney Woidtke v. St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County Public Defender's Office, Brian K. Trentman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2003No. 02-4223PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
On March 29, 2002, Rodney Woidtke, invoking the diversity jurisdiction of the district court, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332, filed a three-count complaint against St. Clair County and public defenders Brian Trent-man and Vincent Lopinot. 1 In Count I, Mr. Woidtke alleged that Attorney Trent-man, and his supervisor, Attorney Lopinot, had been negligent in their representation of Mr. Woidtke in a 1989 criminal proceeding that resulted in his conviction. Mr. Woidtke further alleged that the attorneys’ negligent representation of him continued throughout his post-conviction…
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