Legal Opinion

Efrain Sanchez v. City of Chicago

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 2, 2012No. 10-3801PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Efrain Sanchez sued the City of Chicago and two of its police officers, Rick Caballero and Matthew Peterson, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Sanchez alleged that Caballero and Peterson had falsely arrested him, employed excessive force against him during the arrest, and failed to intervene in the misconduct of one another and other unnamed officers in connection with the arrest — all in contravention of his Fourth Amendment right to be secure in his person from unreasonable seizures. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 109 S.Ct. 1865, 104 L.Ed.2d 443 (1989). He also…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Mike Yang v. Paul HardinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Junior Ray Duckworth, Cross-Appellants v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by72 opinions

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  5. Terrence Barber v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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