Legal Opinion
Terrence Barber v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 2013No. 12-2562PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
This suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, stems from the December 14, 2005, arrest of then-14-year-old Terrence Barber by Chicago police officers Michael Malaniuk and Michael Shields. Barber claims that the officers arrested him without probable cause and that Officer Malaniuk used excessive force in gratuitously shoving him into a holding cell, causing him to strike his head on a hard surface. The officers deny these allegations and say that Barber’s head injury occurred because he was intoxicated and fell over his own feet. A jury sided with the defendants, and the…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- County of Riverside v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by59 opinions
- Jeremy Venson v. Lazaro AltamiranoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Nathson Fields v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
- William Viramontes v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Larry Nelson v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Darryl Howard v. City of DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2023
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.