SANCHEZ v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 10-3801.

700 F.3d 919 (2012)

Efrain SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Cerda (argued), Attorney, Cerda Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jennifer Erickson Baak (argued), Myriam Z. Kasper , Attorneys, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Efrain Sanchez sued the City of Chicago and two of its police officers, Rick Caballero and Matthew Peterson, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Sanchez alleged that Caballero and Peterson had falsely arrested him, employed excessive force against him during the arrest, and failed to intervene in the misconduct of one another and other unnamed officers in connection with the arrest — all in contravention of his Fourth Amendment right to...

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