Legal Opinion

Jayne v. Kozak

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided July 23, 1998No. 97-3055PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

Lisa Jayne brings this civil rights action and claims that two Gillespie police officers violated her constitutional rights by using unreasonable force against her. More specifically, she alleges that Defendants sprayed her with mace and then physically attacked her for no reason. 1

This matter is before the Court for consideration of the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. But since material facts are in dispute, both parties’ motions must be denied.

Nevertheless, under the circumstances of this case, the complaint must be dismissed since…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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