OCHANA v. FLORES

No. 02-2227.

347 F.3d 266 (2003)

John OCHANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fernando FLORES and Anthony Schwocher, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick M. Schoenfield (argued), Divincenzo Schoenfield Swartzman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Marc J. Boxerman (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

John Ochana fell asleep at the wheel of his car at a busy intersection in Chicago during rush hour. Fortunately for Ochana, police officers arrived in time to escort him safely out of the car. Unfortunately for Ochana, the officers also conducted a search of his car and found an unmarked bag of white powder and a mysterious bottle labeled in Spanish. Notwithstanding his protestations of "it's not what you think," Ochana was brought in...

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