Legal Opinion
Tolliver v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2016No. 15-1924PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
After pléading guilty to aggravated battery to a peace officer, Darnell Tolliver brought claims against the arresting officers for excessive force and conspiracy to conceal the use of excessive force, and a claim against the City of Chicago for indemnification of the officers. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the ground that Tolliver’s claims were barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994). Although it is certainly possible in the abstract for a claim of excessive force to survive Heck,…
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