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HARRIS v. CITY OF MARION, IND.

No. 95-2060.

79 F.3d 56 (1996)

Charles J. HARRIS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MARION, INDIANA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Robert Dawalt, Jr. (argued and briefed), Marion, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert T. Keen, Jr. (argued and briefed), Diana C. Bauer, Miller, Carson, Boxberger & Murphy, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendants-Appellees except Lawson.

Michael R. Morow (argued and briefed), Stephenson, Daly, Morow & Kurnik, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee Lawson.

Before ESCHBACH, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an arrest that should never have taken place, and the duty of local governments to take steps to prevent these kinds of mistakes. Charles Harris sued David Homer, the Police Chief of Marion, Indiana, Officer Edmond Hook of the Police Department, the City of Marion, and Sheriff John Lawson, of Grant County, Indiana, seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights. Acting pursuant...

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