Legal Opinion
Frank Humphrey v. Norbert Staszak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1998No. 97-2163PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Frank Humphrey, sued four Chicago police officers and the City of Chicago under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging constitutional violations arising from Humphrey’s arrest. The jury returned a verdict for $50,000 against only one officer, Norbert Staszak, on Humphrey’s false arrest claim. The district court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict and later denied Staszak’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial. On appeal Staszak argues he was protected from liability by qualified immunity or, in the alternative, he is entitled to a…
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