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Michael A. Brooks v. City of Aurora, Illinois, et al

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ARGUED FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Michael Brooks brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois law against the City of Aurora and several municipal police officers. The complaint alleged that the officers violated Mr. Brooks’s rights under the Fourth Amendment and state law when they arrested him for driving on a suspended license and for resisting a peace officer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the federal claims and dismissed the state law claims without prejudice. Mr. Brooks now appeals.

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