Legal Opinion
Forrest v. Prine
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2010No. 09-3471PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Roger Forrest brought this action against Officer Michael Prine and Rock Island County Sheriff Michael Huff, asserting, among other things, an excessive force claim against Officer Prine under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. Mr. Forrest appeals only the dismissal of his excessive force claim against Officer Prine. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
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On March 8, 2007, the police responded to a 911 call from Mr. Forrest’s son, who reported that Mr. Forrest was…
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