Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Livingston County, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 2012No. 11-2170PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Roger Fleming was arrested in the early morning hours of August 4, 2006, in Flanagan, Illinois for allegedly breaking into a home and fondling two teenaged girls. The state filed criminal charges against Fleming, but those charges were eventually dropped for lack of sufficient evidence. Fleming then filed a civil suit in July 2008, asserting that multiple Livingston County officials were liable for false arrest, withholding exculpatory evidence, and denying Fleming necessary medical care while he was incarcerated. Eventually, the district court dismissed several of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by125 opinions
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