Legal Opinion
Paul Calusinski v. James Kruger, John Terry and Michael Gillette
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1994No. 93-2126PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
On February 23, 1988, Cheryl Calusinski, the wife of Plaintiff Paul Calusinski, called her brother-in-law who in turn called the Carpentersville police department to report a domestic dispute in progress. Officers James Kruger and John Terry, two of the defendants here, 1 were dispatched to the Ca-lusinski home. When the officers arrived, Kruger knocked on the front door and identified himself as a police officer. A male voice (later identified as the plaintiffs) from behind the door told Kruger to go away. Kruger responded that he just wanted to make sure…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Craig S. Strauss v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and Chicago Police Officer John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Andrew Powe v. The City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Roy E. Ford v. Curtis WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Gagan v. American Cablevision, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Potts v. City of LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- John Ochana v. Fernando Flores and Anthony SchwocherCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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