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LUCIEN v. PREINER

No. 90-3794.

967 F.2d 1166 (1992)

Rudolph L. LUCIEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara A. PREINER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph L. Lucien, pro se.

Mark V. Puccio, Elizabeth A. Knight, Anita J. Comerford, Knight, Hoppe, Fanning & Knight, Des Plaines, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This case presents the novel question of whether absolute immunity shields prosecutors from liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for statements they make in an executive clemency proceeding. We conclude that it does.

In 1980, Rudolph Lucien was convicted of armed robbery and three counts of armed violence in the Circuit Court of DuPage County. In 1989, Lucien filed an application for executive clemency with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board ...

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