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CHELIOS v. HEAVENER

No. 06-4125.

520 F.3d 678 (2008)

James CHELIOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lindsey HEAVENER, Sergeant, David L. Gerdes, Police Chief, and City of Joliet, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Basileios J. Foutris (argued), Foutris Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kimberly A. Fladhammer (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Joliet, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, MANION and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

James Chelios filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Lindsey Heavener, a City of Joliet police officer, David Gerdes, the police chief, and the City of Joliet (collectively, the "defendants"). He alleges that the defendants violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by unlawfully arresting him and using excessive force to effectuate the arrest. The complaint also includes a battery claim based on Illinois law. The district...

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