Legal Opinion
Omar Saunders-El v. Eric Rohde
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 30, 2015No. 14-1570PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Subsequent to his acquittal by a jury on burglary charges, Omar Saunders-El sued members of the Rockford, Illinois police department, alleging that they planted his blood at the crime scene in an attempt to frame him. His complaint included a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim — contending that by fabricating evidence, the officers offended his due process rights — and Illinois state law claims for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment for the officers on the federal claim and dismissed the state law claims…
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