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Prejudicial Treatment

By: Derek Hawkins//March 15, 2017//

Prejudicial Treatment

By: Derek Hawkins//March 15, 2017//

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7th Circuit court of Appeals

Case Name: Amir Jakupovic v. Mark C. Curran, Jr., et al

Case No.: 16-3374

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, FLAUM, Circuit Judge, and CONLEY, Chief District Judge

Focus: Prejudicial Treatment

Amir Jakupovic was charged in Lake County, Illinois with telephone harassment. Before trial, the state court ordered that Jakupovic first be detained and then released on electronic surveillance. Jakupovic alleges that various state officials acted unlawfully in refusing to re‐ lease him on electronic surveillance because he lacked a Lake County residence. The district court dismissed Jakupovic’s claims with prejudice. We conclude the claims are jurisdictionally barred and vacate and remand with instructions to dismiss without prejudice.

Vacated and remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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