Legal Opinion
George E. McCullah v. Mark Gadert and the City of Springfield, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 2003No. 02-2564PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This case arose after a barroom altercation was broken up by an off-duty police officer, Mark Gadert, and charges were brought against one of the bar’s patrons, George McCullah. Although these charges eventually were dismissed, McCul-lah suffered both temporary and permanent consequences from them: he was incarcerated, he had to pay for a lawyer, and he lost his job. None of this would have happened, he believes, had Officer. Gadert not provided false testimony supporting the charges in a post-incident report and at a preliminary hearing. McCullah therefore sued…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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