FINSEL v. CRUPPENINK

No. 02-2223.

326 F.3d 903 (2003)

Charles F. FINSEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas CRUPPENINK, in his individual and official capacities as Vermilion County Deputy Sheriff, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Otto (argued), Zimmerly, Gadau, Selin & Otto, Champaign, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael W. Condon, Dana M. Shannon (argued), Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, for Itasca, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and DIANE P. WOOD and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This is but another in what seems like an ever-increasing flow of interlocutory appeals in cases where district courts deny motions for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Although the appeal is certainly permissible, Behrens v. Pelletier, 516 U.S. 299, 116 S.Ct. 834, 133 L.Ed.2d 773 (1996), it will not, even if successful, serve the primary purpose of permitting interlocutory review...

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