PRYMER v. OGDEN

No. 93-1529.

29 F.3d 1208 (1994)

Johnny Lee PRYMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin OGDEN, Simon Solis, and Mark Hollis, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrey Filipowicz, Chicago, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald N. Schultz, Kathleen Elliott, Daniel J. McGrail, Douglas P. Scott (argued), City of Rockford Law Dept., Rockford, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and TINDER, District Judge.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Johnny Lee Prymer brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which he alleged that the defendants, Officers Kevin Ogden, Simon Solis, and Mark Hollis, violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they used excessive force to arrest him. A bench trial was held and judgment entered in favor of the defendants. Mr. Prymer now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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