United States Seventh Circuit

A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 malicious prosecution claim against campus police officers was not actionable where plaintiff failed to allege the violation of a constitutional right; a state law claim for malicious prosecution would also fail.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/11/2002
• Decided 07/10/2002
• Published 07/10/2002

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alfred T. Whiters (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Diane M. Potts (argued), Office of Atty. Gen., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.