Legal Opinion
Walter E. Edwards v. Veronica Cabrera and Harry T. Redmond
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 1995No. 18-1149PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Walter Edwards brought this § 1983 action against two officers of the Skokie (Illinois) Police Department claiming that he was falsely arrested, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Edwards also included a state law claim for false imprisonment. Both parties moved for summary judgment on both counts. The district court held that the officers did not have probable cause to arrest Edwards; it also held that the officers were not entitled to qualified immunity. The district court granted Edwards’ motion for summary judgment and denied the officers’ motion…
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