Arthur Brown v. City of Chicago

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 08-4265 A RTHUR B ROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C ITY OF C HICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 04 C 8134—John W. Darrah, Judge. A RGUED O CTOBER 8, 2009—D ECIDED M ARCH 30, 2010 Before E ASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and M ANION and T INDER, Circuit Judges. M ANION, Circuit Judge. Arthur Brown sued Officer Duane Blackman under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for excessive force, alleging Officer Blackman shot him without justifi- cation. The…