COLAIZZI v. WALKER

No. 75-2060.

542 F.2d 969 (1976)

Samuel COLAIZZI and Samuel Indovina, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Daniel WALKER, Governor, State of Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro, Phillip E. Freed, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Alan O. Amos, Thomas P. Sullivan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, SWYGERT, Circuit Judge, and STECKLER, District Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

The principal issue for decision in this case is whether defendant Walker's assertions in a press release, that plaintiffs abused their official positions in attempting to force a company under their supervision to drop criminal actions against an employee, deprived plaintiffs of a liberty interest protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiffs Samuel Colaizzi and Samuel Indovina appeal from orders...

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