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GONZALEZ v. CITY OF ELGIN

No. 08-2658.

578 F.3d 526 (2009)

Jose GONZALEZ, Maribel Gonzalez, Antonio Franco, Maria Gonzalez, Luis Franco, and Julio Gonzalez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ELGIN, Miguel Pantoja, Shaun Schroeder, Todd Pavoris, Heather Robinson, Doug Neff, Daniel McGinley, and James Kelly, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samantha Liskow, Debra Loevy-Reyes (argued), Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James L. Deano (argued), Deano & Scarry, Wheaton, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Jose Gonzalez, Maribel Gonzalez, Antonio Franco, Maria Gonzalez, Luis Franco, and Julio Gonzalez filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Elgin and numerous Elgin police officers. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated their Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully arresting and detaining them, using excessive force against them to effectuate the arrest, and failing to intervene to prevent the excessive use of...

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