Legal Opinion

Donald Gaddis v. Bryan J. DeMattei

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 1, 2022No. 20-2424PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 20-2424 DONALD D. GADDIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRYAN J. DEMATTEI, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 18-CV-01729 — Staci M. Yandle, Judge. ARGUED SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 — DECIDED APRIL 1, 2022 Before KANNE, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges. ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Good fences may make good neighbors, but apparently in this case, a tree had no such beneficial effect. Donald Gaddis was arrested for disorderly conduct in Marion, Illinois, following an…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by45 opinions

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