Legal Opinion
Cedrick Holmes v. Stephen D. Fisher and County of MacOn Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1988No. 87-2280PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Cedrick Holmes was arrested without a warrant in March 1986 by police in Macon County, Illinois, and detained eight days before he was first taken to court for probable cause and bail hearings. (So the complaint alleges, and we must accept its allegations although the defendants say the arrest was supported by several warrants.) The amended complaint seeks equitable relief and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; Holmes wants to represent a class of all past, present, and future suspects in Macon County for the purpose of seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The…
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