Legal Opinion
Wayne Williams v. Gerald Liberty
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 1972No. 71-1536PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil rights action 1 seeking damages against named and unnamed Chicago police officers growing out of the arrest and detention of plaintiff. The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. We reverse and remand.
The complaint alleges 1) that on December 12, 1969 defendant police officers arrested and handcuffed plaintiff, violently beat him about the face and body, and dragged him from a Chicago tavern; 2) that defendant police officers then took him to the police station where they again physically beat and kicked him; and 3) that defendants…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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