Legal Opinion
VICTOR R. MCNAIR AND TRÉ K. MCNAIR v. SEAN COFFEY
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 2002No. 00-1139PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Frazell v. Flanigan, 102 F.3d 877, 886-87 (7th Cir.1996), held that, “once a jury has determined under the Fourth Amendment that the officer’s conduct was objectively unreasonable, that conclusion necessarily resolves for immunity purposes whether a reasonable officer could have believed that his conduct was lawful.” Our initial decision in this case followed Frazell and concluded that a jury verdict in plaintiffs’ favor on their claim that defendant used excessive force in arresting them precluded any possibility of qualified immunity for the arresting officer.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- United States v. Joseph L. Tokash, Mitchell E. Kolb, and John Derel UsherCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Mary Sallenger, as the Administrator of the Estate of Andrew B. Sallenger, Deceased v. Brian Oakes, James Zimmerman, and Jason OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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