Legal Opinion
Becky Chasensky v. Scott Walker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2014No. 13-1761PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker planned to appoint Becky Chasensky interim Marinette County Register of Deeds but decided against it after learning she had filed for bankruptcy. In response, Chasensky sued Walker and his then-spokesperson, Cullen Werwie, alleging that Walker’s decision not to appoint her along with their public statements concerning that decision violated her constitutional and statutory rights. The district court held that thé defendants waived qualified immunity by failing to raise it as a defense until their motion to dismiss Chasensky’s amended…
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