SIEFKEN v. VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

No. 94-3408.

65 F.3d 664 (1995)

James SIEFKEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Favaro, Elizabeth Redding (argued), Kenneth A. Runes, Susan R. Bauer, Thill, Kolodz & Favaro, Palatine, IL, for James Siefken.

Jack M. Siegel (argued), Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, IL, for Village of Arlington Heights.

Clifford W. Horwitz, Larry J. Coven, Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae American Diabetes Association.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On April 15, 1993, James Siefken, then a probationary police officer with the Village of Arlington Heights, experienced a diabetic reaction which resulted in disorientation and memory loss. Unfortunately, this occurred while Siefken was on duty; worse yet, he had just entered his squad car. Siefken erratically drove his squad car at high speed through residential areas some forty miles outside his jurisdiction. He stopped only when pulled over...

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