Legal Opinion
Scott Allin v. City of Springfield
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2017No. 16-1155PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Scott Allin, brought this action against Patricia Baskett, Sergeant Jeff Barr of the Springfield Police Department, and the City of Springfield, Illinois, raising both 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law claims.
Allin asserts that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when Baskett, with Barr in attendance, came to his residence to gather her property, and, after a dispute about the ownership of a motorcycle, Barr announced he would not prevent her from taking it. Barr filed a motion for summary judgment on Allin’s § 1983 claims, contending that he was…
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