Legal Opinion
Keith Gower v. Jeffrey Vercler and Ryan Garrett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 2004No. 02-4112PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On February 12, 2001, the Plaintiff-Appellant, Keith Gower, filed suit in federal court against two Champaign County, Illinois, sheriffs deputies seeking redress for the alleged violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, and malicious prosecution, pursuant to Illinois law. Gower’s claim was based on his assertion that on February 12, 2000, Deputies Jeffrey Vercler and Ryan Garrett illegally entered his home and arrested him for violation of 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/26 — 1 (a)(1), Illinois’ disorderly conduct statute. The case was…
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