Legal Opinion

Louis French v. William Corrigan and John MacKay and William v. Hopf and Edward Van De Houten, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 20, 1970No. 18173PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.

The complaint in this case was filed by plaintiff, charging the defendants named in the caption with conspiring under Title 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1985(3) to violate his civil rights. Damage was sought against each defendant in the amount of $500,000. Plaintiff is in prison as the result of his conviction of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois. Defendant William V. Hopf is state’s attorney of that county and defendant Edward Van De Houten, Jr. is his assistant, both of whom participated in the prosecution of the case both at the trial and on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  2. Thomas U. Mulligan v. Detective Schlachter, Sergeant Ware, Lieutenant Morin, and Benjamin J. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
  3. Morgan v. SylvesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
  4. Howell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  5. J. Edward Jones v. Evelyn S. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. James W. McCord Jr. v. F. Lee BaileyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  3. Ayatollah Syed M. J. Iqbal Jafree v. John R. Barber, Acting Special Agent, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. John Tarkowski v. Robert Bartlett Realty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  5. Frank S. Waits v. Hon. Raymond McGowan A. J. S. C., Monmouth CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975

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