ALICEA v. THOMAS

No. 15-1255.

815 F.3d 283 (2016)

Mitchell ALICEA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Aubrey THOMAS, Alejandro Alvarez and the City of Hammond, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory E. Kulis , Attorney, Joshua S. Patrick , Attorney, Gregory E. Kulis & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David J. Beach , Attorney, John Mark McCrum , Attorney, Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP, Hammond, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


This appeal arises out of serious injuries suffered by Mitchell Alicea during the course of an arrest by the Hammond Police. Alicea sued Sergeant Aubrey Thomas and Officer Alejandro Alvarez under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the Fourth Amendment by using excessive and unreasonable force to arrest him. The district...

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