United States Seventh Circuit

Since Illinois law is unsettled with regard to whether a police officer's failure to follow police rules constitutes a violation of law, an officer with probable cause to believe that the violation occurred in his presence is entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/16/2001
• Decided 10/15/2001
• Published 10/15/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Myriam Zreczny (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, fpr defendants-appellees.