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SALADINO v. WINKLER

No. 78-1570.

609 F.2d 1211 (1979)

Larry R. SALADINO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert L. WINKLER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Kincaid, Wheaton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edward T. Butt, Jr., Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before SWYGERT and BAUER, Circuit Judges, and EAST, Senior District Judge.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Larry R. Saladino instituted this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendant-appellee Sergeant Robert L. Winkler, who was then a deputy with the Office of Sheriff, DuPage County, Illinois. Saladino sought damages and other relief for injuries he sustained as a result of Winkler's alleged use of excessive force in disarming the plaintiff. Winkler defended on the ground that he was reasonably in fear of...

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