United States Seventh Circuit

In a false arrest and due process action brought against the police, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court properly dismissed plaintiff's false arrest claim as it was time barred; and 2) the court properly dismissed plaintiff's due process claim as the complaint was an improper attempt to recast his untimely unlawful arrest claim as a due process claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/31/2009
• Decided 05/01/2009
• Published 05/01/2009

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Attorney, Sara K. Hornstra, Attorney (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.