RICCI v. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.

No. 96-2229.

116 F.3d 288 (1997)

Randall RICCI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, Andrew Whowell and Jerome Leonard, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Lesley A. Redman, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey Kehl (argued), Robert C. Yelton, III, Robert J. Golden, Dowd & Dowd, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges,


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Randall Ricci was arrested for operating a business without a license, in violation of an Arlington Heights, Illinois ordinance. He subsequently sued the Village of Arlington Heights and the two arresting officers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming the defendants violated his civil rights by subjecting him to full custodial arrest for violation of a fine-only ordinance. Because we find the arrest reasonable for Fourth...

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