Legal Opinion

Abdi A. Sheik-Abdi v. Martin E. McClellan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 14, 1994No. 93-3356PublishedCited by 155 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Abdi Sheik-Abdi filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three Macomb, Illinois, police officers and a McDonough District Hospital paramedic alleging that they unlawfully arrested and confined him in violation of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court denied Sheik-Abdi’s cross-motion for summary judgment and granted summary judgment for all of the defendants. We affirm.

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On April 2, 1990, Abdi Sheik-Abdi, an assistant professor at Western Illinois University, arrived home from work shortly after 4:00 p.m. after putting the finishing touches on a…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by155 opinions

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  4. Charise Pepper v. Village of Oak Park and Leonard DonaireCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. John Lanigan, Sr. v. Village of East Hazel Crest, Illinois, Officer Robert Wasek, Chief Ray RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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