LAX v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND

No. 05-4200.

449 F.3d 773 (2006)

Kenneth R. LAX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Lax (submitted), South Bend, IN, pro se.

John E. Broden, City of South Bend Legal Department, Clint A. Zalas, Lee & Groves, South Bend, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a pro se suit against various state officials, charging violations of the plaintiff's civil rights. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendants. Only one issue requires discussion, and that is whether the plaintiff has presented a genuine issue of material fact concerning the claim in his complaint that an officer of the county sheriff's department "violently, and without provocation, remov[ed...

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