Legal Opinion
Samuel Colaizzi and Samuel Indovina v. Daniel Walker, (Former) Governor of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1987No. 86-1175, 86-1764PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This antique case (now more than 12 years old), here for the third time, requires us to decide whether Daniel Walker, who was Governor of Illinois in 1974, violated a “clearly established” constitutional right of two public officials whom he fired, without notice or an opportunity for a hearing, for misconduct in office. If their right to notice and a hearing was not clearly established in 1974, Walker is immune from damage liability and their suit for damages must be dismissed. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 102 S.Ct. 2727, 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982).
Colaizzi was the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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