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MARTINEZ v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 06-3739.

499 F.3d 721 (2007)

Rocio MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Sergio Escobedo, Fernando Garcia, and Jose Mendez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas D. LaPonte (argued), LaPonte & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Robert L. Schultz (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Michael D. Robbins, Robbins & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before ROVNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case has its roots in a domestic disturbance that erupted on August 14, 2003, between plaintiff, Rocio Martinez, and her former boyfriend, Jose Mendez. After the two argued, Mendez became violent as Martinez left his house. Martinez called the Chicago police and filed a report. Two days later, Mendez visited his friend Officer Sergio Escobedo of the CPD; Escobedo and Sergeant Fernando Garcia then arrested Martinez and accused her of violence...

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