Legal Opinion
Williams v. Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 2003No. 02-2066PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Garfield Williams brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 against Officer Owen Vasquez. Mr. Williams alleged that Officer Vasquez had violated his Fourth Amendment rights by arresting him for driving under the influence (“DUI”) without probable cause. The district court granted summary judgment for Officer Vasquez, and Mr. Williams appealed. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Some of the facts leading up to Mr. Williams’ arrest are not disputed. The parties agree that, at the time of the arrest, Mr. Williams was 74 years old, suffered from both…
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