GOWER v. VERCLER

No. 02-4112.

377 F.3d 661 (2004)

Keith GOWER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeffrey VERCLER and Ryan Garrett, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith M. Redwood (argued), Redwood Law Office, St. Joseph, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jerome P. Lyke (argued), Flynn, Palmer & Tague, Champaign, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before COFFEY, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On February 12, 2001, the Plaintiff-Appellant, Keith Gower, filed suit in federal court against two Champaign County, Illinois, sheriff's deputies seeking redress for the alleged violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, and malicious prosecution, pursuant to Illinois law. Gower's claim was based on his assertion that on February 12, 2000, Deputies Jeffrey Vercler and Ryan Garrett illegally entered...

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