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SULLIVAN v. FREEMAN

No. 89-2869.

944 F.2d 334 (1991)

Joseph E.L. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David R. FREEMAN and James C. Delworth, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1991.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam, Jerold S. Solovy, Nina E. Vinik, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen R. Swofford, Bruce L. Carmen, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity suit by a prisoner against the two federal public defenders who represented him unsuccessfully in his effort to fend off the revocation of his parole. The suit alleges that the defenders committed legal malpractice in violation of the common law of Illinois and seeks damages. The district judge dismissed the suit on the ground that public defenders have absolute immunity from liability for damages.

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