Legal Opinion
Johnny Lee Prymer v. Kevin Ogden, Simon Solis, and Mark Hollis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1994No. 93-1529PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Johnny Lee Prymer brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which he alleged that the defendants, Officers Kevin Ogden, Simon Solis, and Mark Hollis, violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they used excessive force to arrest him. A bench trial was held and judgment entered in favor of the defendants. Mr. Prymer now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On January 9, 1991, Johnny Lee Prymer heard over his police scanner that members of the Rockford Police Department were watching for a suspect named Richard Prymer, Mr. Prymer’s brother,…
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