Case law

Evain v. Conlisk

364 F. Supp. 1188 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jul 13, 1973

This Court has recently considered the doctrine of municipal immunity and the immunity of supervisory personnel in Boyd v. Adams, No. 73 C 403, 364 F.Supp. 1180 , decided on June 29,1973. … The allegation, however, must fail, for it does not establish a violation or deprivation of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

United States v. Melekh

193 F. Supp. 586 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 20, 1961

The Court concludes that Melekh cannot qualify as a “public minister” as the term is used in the Constitution and in the statute. … Judge Herlands describes the immunity as a “functional” immunity, but defendant states that description is ambiguous in that a functional immunity may refer to immunity from arrests for acts done in the exercise of one’s

Nawrot v. CPC International

259 F. Supp. 2d 716 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Apr 23, 2003

is protected by this immunity); see Bond v. … Nawrot has pointed to evidence in the record that he has collapsed at work and is unable to think clearly when suffering from a diabetic attack.

Marshall v. Fairman

951 F. Supp. 128 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 2, 1997

Defendants raise a general claim of qualified immunity, but immunity is clearly inapplicable. … Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, public officials performing discretionary functions are protected against civil liability if “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights

Trotter v. Klincar

566 F. Supp. 1059 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · May 26, 1983

Nevertheless, prison officers and officials in state departments of corrections are entitled to qualified good faith immunity when damages are sought against them under § 1983. Procunier v. … We need not address the issue of whether Scillia and Thomas are entitled to qualified immunity, however, for we hold that none of Trotter’s constitutional rights were violated by the procedure afforded to him and of which

In re Air Crash Disaster

133 F.R.D. 515 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Dec 3, 1990

First, whether I have found a particular document to be subject to the qualified work product immunity provided by Rule 26 depends on whether the subject matter of the document concerns preparation or strategy, or the appraisal … Rule 26(b) provides qualified immunity only for “tangible" things.

Grayson v. City of Aurora

157 F. Supp. 3d 725 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 17, 2016

Qualified Immunity The Defendants’ qualified immunity argument is truncated and essentially merely describes the general law concerning the availability of the defense. See de la Rama v. Ill. … When allegations revolve around whether police officers failed to disclose Brady evidence, the qualified immunity question focuses on whether it was clearly established that the information that Gray-son contends the Defendants

Stanley Works v. Haeger Potteries, Inc.

35 F.R.D. 551 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 16, 1964

Where attorneys for parties having a mutual interest in litigation exchange their work product, it remains protected by a qualified privilege. Transmirra v. Monsanto, supra. … Communications betwen Costas and associate counsel retained by him are clearly immune from discovery.

Coltec Industries, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance

197 F.R.D. 368 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Nov 30, 2000

That is to say, the mere fact that a discovery opponent anticipates litigation does not qualify an “in-house” document as work product. … It may be overstating the obvious, but in this court’s experience it is necessary; describing a document as “legal advice” or “work product” is not the same as establishing that the documents are immune from discovery.

Wallace Ex Rel. Wallace v. Batavia School District 101

870 F. Supp. 222 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Nov 21, 1994

In the alternative, the § 1983 claim against Cliffe would have to be dismissed because Cliffe is entitled to qualified immunity. … Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, a public official performing discretionary functions is protected against suit from damages unless the official’s conduct violates a clearly established statutory or constitutional

DeBoer v. Martin

537 F. Supp. 1159 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Apr 30, 1982

There are two types of immunity which the courts have applied to section 1983 claims: absolute (judicial and quasi-judicial) and qualified immunity. … The other type of immunity granted by the courts in a section 1983 claim is qualified immunity.

Treadwell v. McHenry County

193 F. Supp. 3d 900 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 20, 2016

The final argument, .concerning qualified immunity, also fails. … Should we affirm summary judgment because the defendants receive qualified immunity? The district.court said yes, we say no.

Reyna v. City Of Chicago

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 10, 2025

Qualified immunity exists to protect public officials from suit unless they violate a clearly established statutory or constitutional right. Doxtator v. O’Brien, 39 F.4th 852, 863 (7th Cir. 2022). … Armbrust’s obligation to intervene was not clearly established in 1998, and as such she is entitled to qualified immunity on those claims. See Brosseau, 543 U.S. at 198.

Vickery Manor Service Corp. v. Village of Mundelein

575 F. Supp. 996 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Dec 13, 1983

City of Boulder established an important guide for future eases: a general grant of power to a local governmental unit does not necessarily immunize subsequent anticompetitive conduct pursuant to that grant. … The city, contending that its denial of services to the towns was authorized by clearly articulated state policy, argued that state action immunity protected its conduct.

Stone v. Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University

38 F. Supp. 3d 935 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Aug 5, 2014

However, as in Rickman, demotion and promotion decisions are clearly within the scope of Stone’s supervisors’ employment, 4 and thus sovereign immunity blocks the claims in Counts V and VIII based on the Whistleblower Act … Henley, 13 F.3d 221, 224 (7th Cir.1993) (“In effect [plaintiff] is arguing that a state cannot waive its sovereign immunity in part; if the state doesn’t want to be sued in federal court, it can’t establish a court of claims

Davis

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 30, 2026

The Court therefore addresses only the “clearly established law” prong of the qualified immunity analysis. … Defendants argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity because “Plaintiff did not have a clearly established right . . . to make bail payment to the county clerk,” even if the Sheriff’s Office had accepted improper

Limes-Miller v. City of Chicago

773 F. Supp. 1130 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Sep 16, 1991

Qualified Immunity As with her other claims, Limes-Miller’s Count II claim against Rogers must fail for a second and independent reason — this time because Rogers is entitled to qualified immunity. Harlow v. … Whether an official violated clearly established constitutional protections is a question of law (id.).

Starks v. City of Waukegan

123 F. Supp. 3d 1036 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jul 24, 2015

Their absolute immunity argument is really 'just an argument on the merits, id. at 7-9, and it is questionable whether private dentists are even entitled to assert qualified immunity under § 1983. See Currie v. … This disposition makes it unnecessary to reach her other contentions, including that she has absolute and qualified immunity. II.

Moore v. Board of Educ. of City of Chicago

300 F. Supp. 2d 641 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 21, 2004

(“Tort Immunity Act”). … the Tort Immunity Act.”

Colegrove v. Green

64 F. Supp. 632 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 29, 1946

Quite as clearly, though by necessary implication instead of by express provision, is the right of the citizen to be equally represented in Congress. United States v. Classic, supra. … Likewise, it can, with immunity, defy the Illinois state courts.”