Legal Opinion
Cartwright v. Stamper
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 1993No. Nos. 92-3354, 92-3508PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Mary Cartwright, her son, Terrence Bailey, and her daughter, Brandee Cartwright (the Cartwrights), brought this § 1983 action against Lloyd Jennings, superintendent of the Indiana state police, and officer Bernadette Stamper alleging, inter alia, that the defendants violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights by an unauthorized entry into their apartment. The district court granted a motion for summary judgment against Jennings, and the case against Stamper went to trial. The jury found in favor of the plaintiffs, but awarded them only one dollar nominal damages on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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