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OKORO v. BOHMAN

No. 97-1615.

164 F.3d 1059 (1999)

Ralphael OKORO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Randall BOHMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1999.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Kipp, Ian D. Roffman, Janet Thabit (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna R. Solomon, Julian Henriques, Susan S. Sher, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, for Commander Callaghan and Anthony Deleonardis.

James M. Kuhn (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Thomas P. Walsh, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for Randall Bohman and Daniel Dodds.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

A federal prisoner has sued federal and state law enforcement officers for the return of gems and cash that he claims the defendants seized in the course of searching his home. The district court allowed Okoro to proceed in forma pauperis, but later dismissed his suit on the ground that it was barred by res judicata or, alternatively, by absence of federal subject-matter jurisdiction. Okoro has appealed, presenting questions concerning jurisdiction...

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