BROWN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 08-4265.

599 F.3d 772 (2010)

Arthur BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Dvorak (argued), Dvorak, Toppel & Barrido, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kerrie Maloney Laytin (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Arthur Brown sued Officer Duane Blackman under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force, alleging Officer Blackman shot him without justification. The district court granted Officer Blackman summary judgment, concluding that because Brown had been convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon based on his encounter with Officer Blackman, Brown's current suit was barred by...

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