United States Seventh Circuit

In a case alleging that the seizure of a child pursuant to a custody order violated 42 U.S.C. section 1983, defendant officers are entitled to qualified immunity because the unconstitutional nature of their actions was not clearly established prior to this case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2003
• Published 10/20/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James T. Harrison (argued), Harrison Law Offices, Woodstock, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James L. DeAno (argued), Norton, Mancini, Argentati, Weiler & Deano, Wheaton, IL, for Defendant-Appellees City of Elgin and Mona S. McKinley., Michael W. Condon, Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Jason A. Lentz and Keith B. Chrastka.