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WHEELER v. LAWSON

No. 07-1791.

539 F.3d 629 (2008)

Michelle WHEELER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald LAWSON, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Starke County Sheriff's Department, Robert Sims, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Starke County, and Starke County Commissioners, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew D. Barrett (argued), Starr, Austen, Tribbett & Myers, Logansport, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Matthew S. Clark (argued), Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Des Plaines, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Michelle Wheeler filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ronald Lawson, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Starke County Sheriff's Department. Ms. Wheeler alleges that Detective Lawson violated the Fourth Amendment, as made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment, by unlawfully arresting her without probable cause for maintaining a common nuisance. Detective Lawson filed a motion for summary...

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