Seventh Circuit· 12/13/2016

James Brunson v. Scott Murray

Citations

843 F.3d 698
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 22106
2016 WL 7210119

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holding that the plaintiff’s liquor license had been effectively revoked where defendants’ “relentless” harassment destroyed the value of plaintiffs’ business and forced them to shut down their bar
explaining that prosecutors are absolutely immune for signing charging document and initiating a prosecution
dismissing false arrest claim where arrest was made on the basis of a valid arrest warrant
declining to grant absolute immunity and stating that “[m]ost important for our purposes, the [defendant entity’s authorizing] [a]ct does not grant a right to notice and a hearing”
explaining the doctrinal disagreement that occurred in Del Marcelle and remains unresolved
“At some level of authority, there must be an official whose acts reflect governmental policy, for the government necessarily acts through its agents.”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Rovner, Hamilton

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