Legal Opinion
Nicholas Stachniak v. Louis P. Hayes and Susan Srch, Nicholas Stachniak v. Village of Oak Brook, Police Department, Louis P. Hayes, Susan Srch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1993No. 91-2960, 91-3053PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge. .
Nicholas Stachniak made four claims in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from his arrest in the Village of Oak Brook, Illinois, on charges of aggravated battery and resisting arrest, and his conviction on the resisting arrest charge. He sued Oak Brook Police Officers Louis P. Hayes, Susan Srch, Steven Larson, and William Haas in their official capacities alleging that the officers used excessive force in effecting his arrest in violation of his rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Stachniak also alleged that the Oak…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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