United States Seventh Circuit

A police officer's due process claims against individual defendants, arising from denial of disability benefits, are barred by res judicata. Claims against the city, which accrued when plaintiff was placed on unpaid leave, are barred by the statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/08/2001
• Decided 08/01/2002
• Published 08/01/2002

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before:  BAUER, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward M. Fox (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marc J. Boxerman (argued), Office of Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, David R. Kugler (argued), Kugler, Deleo & D'Arco, Chicago, IL, Mara S. Georges, Office of Corp Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, David J. Stetler, Stetler & Duffy, Chicago, IL, Brett Nolan, Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, Royal B. Martin, Jr., Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.