Legal Opinion
Maris Herzog v. Village of Winnetka, Illinois, and Winnetka Police Officers Powell and Colleran
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 2002No. 02-1991PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Village of Win-netka, a suburb of Chicago, and two of its police officers, charging false arrest, and the employment of excessive force in the course and aftermath of the arrest, in violation of the Fourth Amendment (made applicable to state action by the Fourteenth Amendment). Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 394, 109 S.Ct. 1865, 104 L.Ed.2d 443 (1989); Lester v. City of Chicago, 830 F.2d 706, 710, 713 (7th Cir.1987). The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendants; the plaintiff appeals only…
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