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WASHINGTON v. SUMMERVILLE

No. 96-2084.

127 F.3d 552 (1997)

George WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John SUMMERVILLE, Detective # 16520, P. Foley, Detective # 12215, J. Capesius, Detective # 11093, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied November 13, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Stainthorp (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Benna R. Solomon, Anne Berleman Kearney, Susan S. Sher, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied November 13, 1997.*

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff George Washington filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three detectives in their individual capacities and against the City of Chicago under the doctrine of respondeat superior. Among the eight counts in the complaint were allegations of unlawful arrest, excessive force, and federal and state claims for...

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