Legal Opinion
Samuel Coleman, Cross-Appellant v. Marion Smith and Gordon Frierson, Cross-Appellees, and Village of Robbins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1987No. 85-1769, 85-1770, 85-3081 and 85-3084PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
These appeals emanate from a civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by the former Special Investigator of the Village of Robbins against the former mayor, the former chief of police, and the Village itself. The original action challenged plaintiff’s firing and later false arrest on charges of impersonating a police officer. Three issues are presented on this appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in granting a default judgment; (2) whether the court abused its discretion in denying a Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion filed by two of the defendants to…
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