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7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jacqueline J. Agee and John J. Agee v. Paige N. Hickenbottom, et al.
No. 25-1737 & 25-2180

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Judge Gretchen S. Lund. The court affirmed the dismissal of the claims for malicious prosecution, false arrest and failure to intervene, as well as the denial of leave to amend the complaint to add an abuse-of-process claim. However, the court reversed the denial of leave to add class-of-one equal protection claims, finding that the plaintiffs’ allegations were not futile and warranted further proceedings. Before Judges Hamilton, Maldonado and Taibleson. Judge Hamilton authored the opinion. There were no concurrences or dissents.

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