Wozniak v. Cavender

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, Judge.

In the early hours of May 12, 1992, Theodore Wozniak (“Wozniak”) crashed his all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) in a ditch while being pursued by Orland Park police officers Jeffrey Cavender (“Cavender”) and Troy Siewert (“Siewert”). Wozniak (“Wozniak”) and his wife Karen Wozniak are now suing Ca-vender and Siewert (count I) and the Village of Orland Park (count V) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the officer’s pursuit of Wozniak in conjunction with his subsequent crash constituted an unreasonable seizure resulting in serious and permanent injuries to…