Legal Opinion
Martin Abrams v. Kent Walker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 10, 2002No. 01-2447PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Martin Abrams (“Abrams”) is an attorney in Illinois who alleges that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested by Illinois State Trooper Kent Walker (“Walker”) when Walker was conducting a traffic stop in the fall of 1998. The district court granted Walker’s motion for summary judgment, and Abrams appeals. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
While many factual issues are disputed in this case, the record is clear on several basic points. On the evening of October 13, 1998, Abrams left the Boone County Courthouse with Trent Forte (“Forte”), his client. Abrams, having…
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