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RUEHMAN v. SHEAHAN

Nos. 93-4031, 94-1333.

34 F.3d 525 (1994)

Keith RUEHMAN and Alan Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Morrissey (argued), Mary D. Cahill, Mary L. Boelcke, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Robert D. Quinlivan (argued), Chicago, IL, Mary Ellen Dienes, Northfield, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Illinois courts issue arrest warrants faster than the police can execute them. Since 1982 the Sheriff of Cook County has used a computer called SPWA to track active warrants. The Sheriff's computer records more than 125,000 warrants. After a warrant issues from or is recalled by a court in Cook County, the Clerk of the Circuit Court puts a copy into a Sheriff's basket at the Clerk's office. Someone from the Sheriff's office periodically...

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