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SMITH v. CITY OF JOLIET

No. 91-1489.

965 F.2d 235 (1992)

August SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF JOLIET, a Municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald X. Murphy (argued), Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas A. Thanas (argued), Patricia W. Supergan, Jeffrey S. Plyman, Kevin Cummings, Corp. Counsel, City of Joliet, Joliet, Ill., and Linda Haviland, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

August Smith sued the City of Joliet, Illinois ("Joliet" or "the City") pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that it caused two of its police officers to violate his rights under the fourth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. The district court granted the City's motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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