MUNLEY v. CARLSON

No. 99 C 6686.

125 F.Supp.2d 1117 (2000)

Michael A. MUNLEY, Plaintiff, v. Mokena Police Officer CARLSON, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

December 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Kenneth N. Flaxman, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Michael W. Condon, Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

On August 25, 1998, Mokena Police Officer Christopher Carlson ("Carlson") arrested Michael Munley ("Munley") after receiving a report of domestic battery. When Carlson arrived on the scene, Munley's wife had lacerations on her head that required stitches. Munley says that Carlson punched him in the face in the course of the arrest and he is suing Carlson under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive...

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