By: Derek Hawkins//September 19, 2016//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Dan Davies v. Karlen Benbenek, et al
Case No.: 14-2558
Officials: WOOD, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Admission of Evidence
Plaintiff Dan Davies sued Chicago police officer Karlen Benbenek for using excessive force when responding to a domestic disturbance at Davies’ home in the summer of 2010. A trial was held and the jury found for Officer Benbenek. On appeal Davies challenges several of the district court’s evidentiary rulings, but his arguments are without merit. Because the evidence challenged by Davies was used for a permissible purpose and was not unduly prejudicial, we affirm the district court’s entry of judgment for Officer Benbenek.
Affirmed