United States Seventh Circuit

Sheriff's department members were not entitled to summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, where reasonable officers would not believe that probable cause to arrest existed, and arrest on an obstruction theory also fails.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/13/2003
• Published 02/13/2003

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward M. Fox (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Fred M. Morelli, Jr., Aurora, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.