United States Seventh Circuit

In a section 1983 action alleging unlawful search and seizure, defendant-parole agents are not entitled to qualified immunity where they did not comply with the Fourth Amendment's knock and announce rule.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2005
• Decided 08/24/2005
• Published 08/24/2005

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Wimmer (argued), Downers Grove, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard S. Huszagh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.