MUCHA v. VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK

No. 10-2000.

650 F.3d 1053 (2011)

Randy MUCHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, a municipality, and Thomas Sheahan, in his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Frank Marconi, Jr. (argued), Attorney, Law Offices of Jerome F. Marconi, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John B. Murphey (argued), Attorney, Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Donahue, Chicago, IL, Mark H. Sterk , Attorney, Odelson & Sterk, Evergreen Park, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, WOOD and SYKES, Circuit judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Sergeant Randy Mucha was arrested in 2006 for unlawfully requesting a criminal background check. After the prosecutors dropped all charges against him, Mucha filed a series of complaints in both federal and state court. The only federal claim to survive the defendants' motions to dismiss was Mucha's false arrest claim. Upon the parties' cross motions for summary judgment, the district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants. This appeal...

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