United States Seventh Circuit

In refusing to dismiss a civil rights count against a former police officer, the district judge was telling the government which crimes to prosecute, and in doing so he stepped outside the boundaries of his authorized powers; appointment of a special prosecutor is vacated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/16/2003
• Published 09/16/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Vaudreuil,Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, Karl N. Gellert, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner., Joseph F. Paulus, Boyle, Boyle & Paulus, Oshkosh, WI, for Party-in-Interest.