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McNAIR v. COFFEY

No. 00-1139.

234 F.3d 352 (2000)

Victor R. McNAIR and Tré K. McNair, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Sean COFFEY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Sweetland (argued), Shneidman, Myers, Dowling & Blumenfield, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Timothy J. Yanacheck (argued), Stilp & Cotton, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A jury awarded brothers Victor and Tré McNair $5,000 apiece to compensate them for the fright and indignity they suffered when officer Sean Coffey pulled over their car and, with the aid of seven other officers (a total of eight squad cars), arrested them at gunpoint for the offense of not paying parking tickets. The jury concluded that, by treating these scofflaws as if they were armed bank robbers apprehended after a high speed chase...

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