United States Seventh Circuit

In a Fourth Amendment action brought against police officers, district court judgment grant of summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the court applied an acceptable methodology in addressing the qualified immunity test and evaluating whether the officers' actions violated plaintiff's constitutional right; and 2) the record establishes that the officers' actions were reasonable under the circumstances, and that they did not employ excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/15/2009
• Decided 06/30/2009
• Published 06/30/2009

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, RIPPLE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas G. Maag, Attorney (argued), Wendler Law, P.C., Edwardsville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julie M. Koerner, Attorney (argued), O'Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, Northbrook, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.