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THOMAS v. CITY OF PEORIA

No. 08-2918.

580 F.3d 633 (2009)

Joseph THOMAS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PEORIA and Sonni Williams, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Steagall, Attorney, Nicoara & Steagall, Peoria, IL, Sherman L. Cohn, Attorney (argued), Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Randall Ray, Attorney, City of Peoria, Peter R. Jennetten, Attorney (argued), Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Peoria and a lawyer in the City counsel's office named Sonni Williams, complaining that he had been arrested in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights (made applicable to state action by interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment) and also deprived of his liberty without due process of law. He added state law claims for false...

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