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JACOBS v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 99-2507.

215 F.3d 758 (2000)

Willie JACOBS and Linda Siller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation; the estate of Sergeant Michael Garner; Officers Quintero, Buckner, McLean, Keith, and Garrido; and Metropolitan Enforcement Group Officers Huff, Martin, Sowinski, and McIntyre, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Bradtke, Dana L. Kurtz (argued), Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Meera Werth (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Willie Jacobs and Linda Siller brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago and several individual Chicago police officers (the "Defendant Officers"), alleging violations of their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and excessive use of force. The district court dismissed the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), finding that the defendants enjoyed qualified immunity...

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