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ALVARADO v. PICUR

Nos. 87-1841, 87-3128.

859 F.2d 448 (1988)

Michael W. ALVARADO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald D. PICUR, Special Administrator of the Estate of Robert Curry, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1988.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick S. Rhine, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Carl M. Walsh, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

A jury found that Chicago police Lieutenant Robert Curry coerced Michael Alvarado into resigning from his position with the police force and that this coercion deprived Alvarado of property without due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The jury awarded Alvarado $55,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. We reverse because Curry had qualified immunity. The district court should have granted Curry...

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