McCOMAS v. BRICKLEY

No. 11-2138.

673 F.3d 722 (2012)

Shannon McCOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward BRICKLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. McQuary (argued), Attorney, Brown, Tompkins & Lory, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alexander P. Will (argued), Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellee, Shannon McComas, was arrested by the defendant-appellant, Edward Brickley, for murder and for assisting a criminal in the state of Indiana. State prosecutors formally charged McComas only with assisting a criminal and false informing. These charges were later dropped. McComas then brought suit in federal court against Brickley for false arrest under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Brickley moved for summary judgment in the district...

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