Legal Opinion
Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 2003No. 02-4085PublishedCited by 645 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Perry L. Scott, Sr. and other individuals (collectively, “the plaintiffs”) brought this action on behalf of the deceased Phillip Scott (“Mr. Scott”) in Illinois state court. They claimed that Officer Rodney Edin-burg (“Officer Edinburg”) impermissibly had used deadly force in attempting to arrest Mr. Scott. The defendants, Officer Edinburg and his employer, the Village of Glenwood, removed the case to federal court. The plaintiffs’ third amended complaint alleged a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on an allegation of an illegal seizure in violation of the Fourth…
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