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PALMER v. CITY OF DECATUR, ILL.

No. 86-1364.

814 F.2d 426 (1987)

Leon PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, Decatur Police Department, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Barnes, Brinkoetter & Barnes, P.C., Decatur, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Frederick P. Velde, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges and GORDON, Senior District Judge.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

On March 21, 1985, plaintiff, a state prisoner, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking redress for being shot in the leg by City of Decatur police officers after committing a residential burglary. Plaintiff alleged in his pro se complaint that the police officers did not see a weapon, yet shot him, and that he was in fact unarmed. The pro se plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (pursuant...

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