Legal Opinion
Cairel v. Alderden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 2016No. 14-1711PublishedCited by 269 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents several issues concerning the scope of civil remedies available to people who are mistakenly arrested and charged -with crimes. In 2007, plaintiffs Jeremy Cairel and Marvin Johnson were helping a friend repossess cars lawfully when they were stopped for a traffic violation. The officers- conducting the stop, aware of a recent string, of robberies in the area, grew suspicious and called -a robbery victim to the scene. The victim identified Cairel and Johnson as the men who had robbed him the night before. The officers arrested them on the spot. When…
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