Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Price
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 2010No. 09-2904PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Keith Price, a Harvey, Illinois alderman who had received several complaints about cars parked illegally in front of Midnight Auto Express, decided to take matters into his own hands. He drove to the repair shop, demanded that the cars be moved, and after an employee refused his orders, savagely beat the employee until he was unconscious. The question before the court is whether this conduct gives rise to a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Although the alderman’s actions were reprehensible, we find that they were not made under color of state law and, therefore,…
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