BROWN v. GREEN

No. 83-2619.

738 F.2d 202 (1984)

Ronald A. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert GREEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Habib, Law Office of Gerald C. Bender, Gerald C. Bender, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Cary Schwimmer, Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Murphy & Cope, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, WOOD and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Albert Green, an officer of the Village of Maywood Police Department in Maywood, Illinois, appeals from an order of the district court entering judgment on the jury's verdict against him for using excessive force in arresting plaintiff-appellee Ronald Brown in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury awarded Brown $21,500 compensatory damages and $45,000 punitive...

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