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MAYS v. CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.

No. 96-3366.

123 F.3d 999 (1997)

Eddie MAYS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, Leland Cherry, and Victor Lee Burries, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Dalton, Stephen M. Ryals (argued), Kessler, Soffer & Ryals, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Bruce L. Carmen (argued), D. Kendall Griffith, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, Terry I. Bruckert, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Belleville, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 23, 1997.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Victor Lee Burries made an illegal U-turn one night in East St. Louis. Officer Leland Cherry activated his lights and pulled behind the car to make a traffic stop. Burries did not halt. Cherry turned on his siren and spotlight. Burries then took off at high speed, ignored red lights, and swerved across lanes to avoid traffic, with Cherry in pursuit. At a railroad...

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