United States Seventh Circuit

In plaintiff's suit against members of a county Board of Review (BOR) and town's assessors, claiming that by setting his property's assessment at levels grossly disproportionate to its fair market value, the BOR and the assessors deprived him of his equal protection rights, and retaliated against him for previously exercising his right to challenge assessments, the judgment of the district court is affirmed where: 1) because the BOR members are quasi-judicial in nature, they are entitled to absolute immunity; and 2) under McNary and precedent, the district judge properly dismissed without prejudice plaintiff's claims against the assessors citing principles of comity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 09/16/2010
• Decided 01/11/2011
• Published 01/11/2011

Judges

• EVANS

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel