Legal Opinion

Brent Vinson v. Vermilion County, Illinois

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 27, 2015No. 12-3790PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Brandy Vinson, her husband Brent, and their two minor children, C.R.V. and C.A.V., sued several law enforcement officers and two local governments for conducting an illegal search of their home and attached garage in violation of the Fourth Amendment. They also asserted a state law claim for trespass. The district court dismissed part of the complaint for failure to state a claim and granted judgment on the pleadings for the remainder. We reverse and remand.

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We accept as true all the factual allegations in the complaint on review of a dismissal under Federal Rule of…

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