Foster v. Gigli

ORDER

Gerald Foster claimed in this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that Jean Gigli, a police officer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, violated the Fourth Amendment by arresting him inside his home without a warrant or even probable cause. A magistrate judge, presiding by consent, granted summary judgment to Gigli on the claim that Foster was arrested without probable cause, and a jury rejected Foster’s testimony that the officer forcibly entered his home to make the warrantless arrest. On appeal Foster challenges both outcomes. We affirm the judgment.

The facts underlying Foster’s arrest were…