Legal Opinion
Ronald Robinson v. John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 2001No. 00-1004PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff sued several police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that they had used excessive force in arresting him; he was later convicted of a drug offense, partly because of evidence (crack cocaine plus cash) seized in a search that accompanied the arrest. The district court dismissed the suit as barred by the two-year statute of limitations applicable to such claims. The plaintiff had mailed his complaint to the district court within the two-year period but it had been returned to him without being filed, pursuant to Rule 16.3(A)(8) of the U.S. District…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Mark F. Elmore v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by35 opinions
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