Legal Opinion
George E. Apostol v. Mark Gallion, John Auriemma v. Fred Rice, and City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 1989No. 89-1030, 89-1479PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In each of these suits for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the individual defendants raised a claim of qualified immunity as a matter of law. Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635, 107 S.Ct. 3034, 97 L.Ed.2d 523 (1987); Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 102 S.Ct. 2727, 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982). In each the district judge denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and set the case for trial. In each the individual defendants filed a notice of appeal on the authority of Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985), and asked the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by168 opinions
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- Ernest F. Albiero v. City of KankakeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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