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· 6/11/2007

Louis Goros v. County of Cook and Michael Sheahan, as Sheriff of Cook County

Citations

  • 489 F.3d 857
  • 181 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3287
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 13634
  • 2007 WL 1661582

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “some theories are such piffle” or “frivolous” that “they fail to make out claims arising under federal law” and “must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction” (citation omitted)
  • substantive due process did not apply to department’s practice of “resetting” officer’s an- niversary upon promotion, affecting timing and eligibility for raises
  • “Plaintiffs don’t want process; they want money.”
  • “Plaintiffs don’t want process; they want money.”
  • “Plaintiffs don’t want process; they want money.”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Williams, Sykes

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