BARROW v. FALCK

Nos. 90-3425, 91-2937.

977 F.2d 1100 (1992)

Thomas BARROW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lloyd A. FALCK, individually and as Sheriff of Ford County, Illinois, and Ford County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Rawles (argued), Reno, O'Byrne & Kepley, Champaign, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

William A. Allison (argued), Bloomington, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A sheriff suspended a deputy without a prior hearing. A district judge decided that this omission violated the due process clause, and a jury assessed damages at $3,700. On March 19, 1990, the court entered judgment; it denied all substantive post-trial motions on October 1, 1990, while giving the plaintiff extra time to file a petition for attorneys' fees. Defendants (the sheriff and the county...

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