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CARTER v. DIXON

No. 89 C 644.

718 F.Supp. 1389 (1989)

Daniel CARTER and Gloria Carter, Plaintiffs, v. C. DIXON, P. Malachesen, M. Potiboti and Officer Rotkvich, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

September 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald T. Donoghue, Leonard M. Ring and Associates, P.C., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Kelly R. Welsh, Corp. Counsel, City of Chicago by Sharon A. Zogas, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

Defendants, four Chicago policemen, arrested plaintiff Daniel Carter on December 25, 1987. Carter alleges that defendants used excessive force in effecting his arrest. Based on this allegation, Carter brings suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claims that defendants' use of force violated the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Carter also asserts a state law claim of assault and battery. In addition, Carter's wife Gloria...

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