Legal Opinion
Colbert v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 2017No. 16-1362PublishedCited by 846 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Christopher Colbert and Jai Crutcher were arrested after a search of their apartment, in which police officers and parole agents found an unregistered firearm and ammunition. After Colbert’s and Crutcher’s acquittals and dismissal of the gun-possession charges, plaintiffs-appellants brought malicious-prosecution, Fourth Amendment, and false-arrest claims against the officers and the City of Chicago. The district court granted summary judgment in defendants-appellees’ favor. We affirm.
I. Background
From 2002 to 2010, Jai Crutcher was incarcerated for…
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