United States Seventh Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that an officer used excessive force, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where, because plaintiff had been convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon based on his encounter with defendant-officer, plaintiff's suit was barred by collateral estoppel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/08/2009
• Decided 03/30/2010
• Published 03/30/2010

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Dvorak (argued), Dvorak, Toppel & Barrido, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


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