THOMAS v. CITY OF ZION

No. 85 C 5952.

665 F.Supp. 642 (1987)

Arvie THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF ZION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

June 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Redina Friedman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Leroy A. Garr & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETZENDANNER, District Judge:

Plaintiff Arvie Thomas has brought this three-count complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries he sustained after several police officers from the City of Zion repeatedly used a "stun gun" in subjecting him to arrest. All three counts allege that the use of the stun gun violated plaintiff's constitutional right to be free from excessive force. Currently before the court is the motion of defendant...

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