Legal Opinion
Clarett v. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2011No. 09-2805PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Police officers went to Patricia Clarett’s home in Lansing, Illinois, early one morning to question her sons about a burglary that had occurred overnight in nearby Lynwood, Illinois. A confrontation ensued and escalated quickly. One of the officers Tasered Clarett three times, and the officers arrested her for obstruction and resisting arrest. Those charges were subsequently dropped, and Clarett sued the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging use of excessive force and false arrest in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and various state-law claims. A jury returned a…
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