Legal Opinion
Roy E. Ford v. Curtis Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 1996No. 95-2662PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Roy Ford brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a police officer who had arrested him after a traffic stop. The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendant, noting that Ford had not submitted an affidavit or equivalent evidence in opposition to the defendant’s affidavit. But he had. For he had verified his complaint, and the complaint contains factual allegations that if included in an affidavit or deposition would be considered evidence, and not merely assertion. Rule 56(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that “when a motion for summary…
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