GOETZ v. CAPPELEN

No. 90-1675.

946 F.2d 511 (1991)

Matthew M. GOETZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry CAPPELEN, David Carlson, Gerald E. Broderick, and Robert Wunnicke, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Pinelli (argued), Chicago, Ill., Michael T. Norris, Schaumburg, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard T. Ryan, Mark F. Smolens (argued), Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

The facts of this case are disputed and confused. Plaintiff-appellee Matthew Goetz claimed that, on December 8, 1987, at approximately 4:00 a.m., he was arrested by the defendants-appellants Terry Cappelen, David Carlson, Gerald Broderick, and Robert Wunnicke (collectively, "the defendants" or "the officers"), all of whom were police officers employed by the City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Goetz testified that, at the time of his arrest, he...

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