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GORA v. COSTA

No. 88-2709.

971 F.2d 1325 (1992)

Amelia GORA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John COSTA and Thomas Ginoza, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Smith (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Sharon M. Sullivan, Ruth M. Moscovitch, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Office of Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Judson H. Miner, Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, John F. McGuire, Jean Dobrer (argued), Nina Puglia, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Chicago, for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.

Various members of the Gora family brought a Section 1983 action against two Chicago police officers, John Costa and Thomas Ginoza. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the complaint and at trial the Goras alleged that these police officers entered the Gora house without permission or a warrant and proceeded without provocation to assault numerous members of the Gora family. The Goras alleged that these actions violated the Fourth...

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