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BOYCE v. FERNANDES

No. 95-2610.

77 F.3d 946 (1996)

Claudine L. BOYCE, also known as Marilyn Boyce, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Vera FERNANDES and City of Peoria, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Steagall (argued), John P. Nicoara, Nicoara & Steagall, Peoria, IL, Robert B. Becker, Becker & Becker, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Clifton J. Mitchell (argued), Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Claudine Boyce appeals from the dismissal, on summary judgment, of a damages suit for false arrest that she brought against Vera Fernandes, a Peoria police officer, and the City of Peoria. The suit against Fernandes is based exclusively on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and was dismissed on the ground of public officers' immunity. A supplemental state law claim naming both Fernandes and the City as defendants was also dismissed.

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