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PENN v. HARRIS

No. 01-2280.

296 F.3d 573 (2002)

David PENN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Veronica HARRIS and Melvin Jones, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 10, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred T. Whiters (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Diane M. Potts (argued), Office of Atty. Gen., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Around midnight on a cold December night, hundreds of students at Chicago State University had to evacuate their dormitory after fire alarms sounded. The students were kept out in the cold while police and dorm personnel made sure the building was safe to reenter. After about 45 minutes outside, the students grew agitated. One student, plaintiff David Penn, began pounding on the dorm's front door and yelling profanities at the campus officers...

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