EVANS v. REWERS

No. 78-1360.

595 F.2d 372 (1979)

Obie C. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William REWERS, E. Clancy and J. Patrapas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1979.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard O. Edmonds, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Philip L. Bronstein, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, PELL and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On October 13, 1976, plaintiff-appellant Evans was employed as a security guard at Cook County Hospital. On that day defendant Chicago Police Officers observed Evans gazing in the window of a clothing store. The police officers stopped Evans, inquired whether he was carrying a handgun, and when he responded in the affirmative the officers placed him under arrest.1 It is undisputed that at the time of...

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