SOLER v. McHENRY

No. 86 C 5836.

771 F.Supp. 252 (1991)

Jose M. SOLER, Plaintiff, v. Mary E. McHENRY, et al., Defendants.

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

August 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel M. Krakauer, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Mark Puccio, Knight, Hoppe, Fanning & Knight, Ltd., Des Plaines, Ill., for defendants.


ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

Following his arrest for disorderly conduct, Jose Soler filed this lawsuit based on alleged violations of his civil rights. Specifically, Soler accused Arlington Heights police officer Charles F. Waite of using excessive force to effectuate the arrest.

The case proceeded to trial. During jury selection, Waite used a peremptory challenge to excuse Wanda Motton, the only black person on the venire. Soler objected, suggesting...

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