Sebright v. City of Rockford

ORDER

In this appeal Joe Sebright principally challenges the denial of his motion for a new trial on his claim that two Rockford, Illinois, police officers used excessive force in arresting him. See 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying that motion.

Officers Erick Freese and Apostólos Sarantopoulos were dispatched to a house in Rockford after an anonymous caller reported that a man and woman were fighting on the front lawn. When Freese and Sarantopoulos arrived, several men were standing outside, but all but one of them moved indoors when…