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RUSS v. WATTS

No. 04-3628.

414 F.3d 783 (2005)

Isaac RUSS and Vera Love, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Van B. WATTS, Phillip Banazkiewicz, City of Chicago, and Robert Helson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. O'Rourke, O'Rourke, McCloskey & Moody, Timothy J. Touhy (argued), Touhy & Touhy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mara S. Georges, Emily K. Paster (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Paul A. Castiglione (argued), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 8, 2005.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

This case arises out of the tragic and fatal shooting of Robert Russ, a 22-year-old student at Northwestern University, by Chicago police officer Van B. Watts. The issue before us is whether the United States Constitution, through the federal civil rights statute 42 U.S.C. § 1983, provides Russ's parents with a cause of action for the loss of the society and companionship of their...

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