Legal Opinion
Vincent Testa v. Village of Mundelein, Illinois, Mundelein Police, Lieutenant Pender
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1996No. 95-2761PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
On an October evening in 1991, a fight erupted outside Vincent Testa’s home in Mundelein, Illinois. Testa did not participate in the initial skirmish, but that did not stop him from getting into an argument with the Mundelein police officers who arrived on the scene. The officers eventually arrested Tes-ta for disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer. Although an Illinois Circuit Court acquitted Testa on July 7, 1992, the October altercation would not be his last dispute with the Village of Mundelein.
This being a litigious society, Testa brought a claim under…
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