MARTINEZ v. HOOPER

No. 97-4101.

148 F.3d 856 (1998)

Renee Henderson MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert HOOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. DeRose, Anthony Capula (argued), DeRose & Associates, Burr Ridge, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nelson A. Brown, Jr. (argued), Chicago Park District, Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

We know the story about the surprised audience that went to see a fight and a hockey game broke out. We can only imagine that the audience gathered to see a kids' gymnastics show in Chicago's Rowan Park must have been similarly surprised when, before the somersaults started, one of the park's recreational leaders was hauled away in handcuffs by an off-duty police officer who claimed she was guilty of child abuse. Such is life in the...

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