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MORFIN v. CITY OF EAST CHICAGO

No. 02-3113.

349 F.3d 989 (2003)

Manuel R. MORFIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EAST CHICAGO, Robert A. Pastrick, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of East Chicago, Frank Alcala, individually and in his official capacity as East Chicago Police Chief, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan E. Bodensteiner (Argued), Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anthony DeBonis, Jr. (Argued), Smith & DeBonis, Highland, IN, Frank R. Callahan, East Chicago, IN, Michael W. Bosch (Argued), Bamber, Bosch & Banasiak, Hammond, IN, James A. Greco, Sr. (Argued), Greco, Bishop & Kuechenberg, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Manuel R. Morfin brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana state law for alleged constitutional violations and other torts resulting from his arrest and detention in May 1999. The defendants moved for summary judgment on all of Mr. Morfin's claims, and the district court granted the defendants' motion. Mr. Morfin appealed. We now affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

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