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WILLIAMS v. DIEBALL

No. 12-3348.

724 F.3d 957 (2013)

Markith WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher DIEBALL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey T. Grabenstein , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Suzanne M. Loose , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Markith Williams sued several Chicago police officers for allegedly beating and stabbing him the day after he retrieved his vehicle from the police station parking lot. The trial was largely a credibility contest between Williams and the police officers. To make Williams less believable, the defendants presented evidence that Williams had committed seven drug or gun felonies in the last 10 years. The jury found for the defendants. Williams...

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