(DOWNLOAD) "Gower v. Vercler" by In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Gower v. Vercler
- Author : In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 23, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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ARGUED MAY 20, 2003 On February 12, 2001, the Plaintiff-Appellant, Keith Gower, filed suit in federal court against two Champaign County, Illinois, sheriff's deputies seeking redress for the alleged violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, and malicious prosecution, pursuant to Illinois law. Gower's claim was based on his assertion that on February 12, 2000, Deputies Jeffrey Vercler and Ryan Garrett illegally entered his home and arrested him for violation of 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/26-1(a)(1), Illinois' disorderly conduct statute. The case was tried before a jury and after all the evidence had been submitted, Gower moved for a directed verdict under Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a). After hearing arguments, the trial judge denied Gower's motion, and the jury proceeded to find in favor of the Defendants on each of the claims, the § 1983 and Illinois tort claims. Gower appeals, urging us to hold that the district court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict and, in the alternative, that the jury's verdict was unsupported by the evidence and, thus, was unreasonable. We affirm.