Green v. Valdez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CASSIDY GREEN, ) ) Case No. 18-CV-5858 Plaintiff, ) ) Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman v. ) ) OFFICER ALFONSO VALDEZ, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After conducting a bench trial, the Court issued a written order on May 24, 2022, concluding pro se plaintiff Cassidy Green had not established by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant Officer Alfonso Valdez used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment when effecting Mr. Green’s arrest on April 25, 2018. The Court presumes…