Legal Opinion
Brown v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 2010No. 08-4265PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Arthur Brown sued Officer Duane Blackman under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force, alleging Officer Blackman shot him without justification. The district court granted Officer Blackman summary judgment, concluding that because Brown had been convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon based on his encounter with Officer Black-man, Brown’s current suit was barred by collateral estoppel. Brown appeals. We affirm.
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On April 24, 2001, Officer Duane Black-man was patrolling the Cabrini-Green housing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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