Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. City of Elgin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2009No. 08-2658PublishedCited by 292 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Jose Gonzalez, Maribel Gonzalez, Antonio Franco, Maria Gonzalez, Luis Franco, and Julio Gonzalez filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Elgin and numerous Elgin police officers. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated them Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully arresting and detaining them, using excessive force against them to effectuate the arrest, and failing to intervene to prevent the excessive use of force. The complaint also alleges three claims based on Illinois law: one for malicious prosecution, one against the City of Elgin based…
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