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LAWSON v. VERUCHI

No. 10-1318.

637 F.3d 699 (2011)

Jeffery A. LAWSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert VERUCHI, Detective, Badge No. 167, named in his individual capacity, and City of Rockford, an Illinois municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew D. Tanner (argued), Attorney, Tanner, Lehman & Dean, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kerry F. Partridge , Angela L. Hammer (argued), Attorneys, City of Rockford Law Department, Rockford, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Jeffery A. Lawson ("Jeffery A.") was arrested for assaulting Kimberly Colvin and held in jail for more than one month before he was released when police learned the alleged culprit was really Jeffrey W. Lawson ("Jeffrey W."). Following his release, Jeffery A. sued the officer who swore out his arrest warrant, Rockford Police Detective Robert Veruchi, as well as the City of Rockford ("Rockford"), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jeffery A. alleged...

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