United States Seventh Circuit

An assistant city attorney was entitled to absolute immunity from a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit arising from the attorney's decision to initiate proceedings to demolish a house, allegedly in retaliation for plaintiffs' public criticism.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/06/2003
• Published 10/06/2003

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles E. Ruch, Jr. (argued), Bourbonnais, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• William W. Kurnik (argued), Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Des Plaines, IL, for defendant-appellee.