United States Seventh Circuit

Federal malicious prosecution claims should be examined under due process clause directly rather than under a theory of substantive due process; summary judgment affirmed as against city but reversed as to individual officers, for a determination of their entitlement to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2002
• Decided 04/12/2002
• Published 04/12/2002

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey N. Cole (argued), Cole & Staes, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Marc J. Boxerman (argued), Office of the Corp. Counsel, App. Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.