United States Seventh Circuit

Police officers enjoyed qualified immunity to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims, where they had probable cause to apply for warrants to arrest plaintiff for residential entry and rape under Indiana law. False arrest, defamation, and outrage claims were not actionable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2002
• Decided 02/26/2003
• Published 02/26/2003

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Small (Argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kyle Jones (Argued), Norris, Choplin & Schroeder, Indianapolis, IN, Mark Alan Holloway (Argued), Stephenson, Daly, Morow & Kurnik, Indianapolis, IN, Jeffrey S. McQuary (Argued), Office of Corporation Counsel, City of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.