Two Springfield, Ill., police officers are entitled to qualified immunity on claims related to handcuffing a 16-year-old boy and a woman with lupus during a “volatile and unpredictable” situation in 2019, a federal appellate court found Monday.
In an order that repeatedly chastised attorneys for sloppy briefing and arguments, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit panel also found the officers waived qualified immunity on allegations of improper warrantless entry, since the defense did not address the claim in summary judgment briefing.
“To say the least, this appeal is a mess,” the unsigned order states.
The case came ...
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