Legal Opinion

Jerome Polenz and Donna Polenz v. Thomas Parrott and Russell Borland

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 22, 1989No. 88-2895PublishedCited by 131 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Jerome and Donna Polenz brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the defendants, an alderman and an electrical inspector for the City of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, deprived them of their right to a fair hearing on their applications for a tavern license and caused them to be arbitrarily and unreasonably denied an occupancy permit for their property. The issues on appeal are whether the plaintiffs were deprived of property or liberty under the fourteenth amendment, if so whether plaintiffs were denied due process, and if so whether the defendants are…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by131 opinions

  1. Mavourneen Doherty v. City of Chicago, Graham C. Grady, Judith C. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. William H. Moss v. Timothy Martin, Robert Millette, and Brian PiersmaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Contreras v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Auriemma v. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Centres, Inc. And Centres Ventures, Inc. v. Town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Town of Brookfield Board of Supervisors, Keith HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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