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GONZALEZ v. KOKOT

No. 02-1514.

314 F.3d 311 (2002)

Roberto GONZALEZ and Gloria Holland, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Nicholas KOKOT and Deverick Dixon Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick M. Schoenfield (argued), Divincenzo & Schoenfield, Chicago, IL, for Roberto Gonzalez and Gloria Holland.

Martell B. Royer, Hammond, IN, for Nicholas Kokot.

Anthony DeBonis (argued), Smith & De-Bonis, Highland, IN, for Dwverick Dixon.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal comes to us from a grant of summary judgment in favor of two East Chicago, Indiana police officers. A Chicago, Illinois police officer and his friend brought this § 1983 lawsuit, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated when the East Chicago officers wrongfully arrested them and used excessive force in doing so. This lawsuit by Roberto Gonzalez and Gloria Holland faced an immediate hurdle, however, given that...

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