Legal Opinion

Anna Mustafa v. City of Chicago

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 23, 2006No. 05-2101PublishedCited by 234 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Anna Mustafa sued the defendant police officers for false arrest and violation of her civil rights following an incident at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants because it found that there was probable cause to arrest Mustafa, and even in the absence of probable cause, the defendants were protected by qualified immunity. Because we agree with the district court that the defendant officers acted upon probable cause and, in any event, acted within the scope of their immunity, we reject Mustafa’s argument that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Albert Woods v. City of Chicago, Officer Makowski, Chicago Police Officer 16971, Officer Alanis, Chicago Police Officer 5001Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. Peggy Kelley v. Mark Myler, Gene Patrick, Ralph Bell and Hurricane Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  3. George BADILLO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Albert L. Meredith v. Navistar International Transportation Corporation, and Its Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Robert Simmons v. Ronald Pryor and City of EvanstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by234 opinions

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