JACKSON v. PARKER

No. 09-3873.

627 F.3d 634 (2010)

Wayne JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joe Dortha PARKER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James A. Feldman (argued), Attorney, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

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


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Wayne Jackson brought a Fourth Amendment claim against Defendant-Appellee Joe Dortha Parker for false arrest pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claimed that Parker, a Chicago police officer, did not have probable cause to arrest him for driving under the influence and various other minor traffic violations. Jackson presented evidence that Parker framed him for DUI by falsifying the results of his field sobriety tests as...

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