United States Seventh Circuit

Judgment as a matter of law for defendant-police officer in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit alleging excessive force and false arrest is reversed where: 1) a police officer who files a false report may be liable for false arrest if the filing of the report leads to a seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment, even if he did not conduct the arrest himself; and 2) a blow by a police officer that immobilizes the recipient qualifies as a seizure for excessive force analysis.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2005
• Decided 08/10/2006
• Published 08/10/2006

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory E. Kulis, Shehnaz I. Mansuri (argued), Kulis & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kerrie Maloney Laytin (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.