Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Bukovic
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2010No. 09-2578PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
June Carlson brought a multi-count civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officer Scott Bukovic and the City of Darien, an Illinois municipal corporation. Certain counts were dismissed by the district court and are not at issue in this appeal. Remaining are a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim against Officer Bukovic and a Monell 1 claim against the City for failure to train the officer. 2 With respect to these claims, the parties cross-moved for summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City on the Monell claim but…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Padula v. LeimbachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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