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JOHNSON v. ORR

No. 08-1133.

551 F.3d 564 (2008)

David JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David D. ORR, Maria Pappas, Treasurer, Fredda Berman, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri Smith Blanchard (argued) Barclay & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Johnson, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Paul A. Castiglione (argued), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, EVANS and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

David Johnson acquired a "certificate of purchase" on a parcel of land in Cook County, Illinois (the "County") for which taxes had not been paid. Ordinarily the holder of a certificate of purchase can acquire a tax deed from the County if the owner of the property does not pay the delinquent taxes, but, in this instance, it turned out that the County had been mistaken about the delinquency. With Mr. Johnson's explicit consent, a state circuit...

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