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U NIT ED ST AT ES D IST RIC T COURTf or t heCentral District of Illinois

Ur ba na D ivi si on.Grego r y C. m m b ~ e . r ~ t ~ o ~ ~ I - - - -

P l a i J r l . l j f))))) Civil ActionNo. 2011-2126,t . ' ~ . : . :- -. - " _ _~ : - . L I -- --, Ch:d.s-t:-opherJ. Gill.

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SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTIONTo: ( lH.r.l tdtJl f l' l lfQme and addnsr)Christopher J. Gill

c /o D an vi ll e Police D ept.2 E. South St.Danville, IL 6183~A la wsu it ha s b een file d apinst you.W ith in 2 1 d ay s a fter serv lc e of th is ,u nu no ns o n YOll (n ot c ou ntin g th e day y ou r ec ei v ed i t) - 0 ,60 days if yo uar e th e U n ite d S ta te s o r IiUn it ed S t8 t0 s aceney, or a n offi~ r or em ploy ee ofttle U nited S ta tl:6 d eserib ed in F ed , R . C iv ,P . 1 2 ( 8)(2 ) or (3 ) -- :y ou m U!t serv e on the p la in riff' a n answer t o t he a tt ac he d complaint or e m otion un der R ule 12 ofthe F ed ara J R ules ofC iy lJ P ro ced ure. T he a n,w er or motion mU!lt be s er v ed o n t he p la in ti ff o r p la in tif f's attol'l'ley,w hose nam e .nd address are: H. Kent BellerHeller,Holmes & As so ci at es , P.C .P.O. Box 889

Matt oo n, IL 61938If you fa U to respond, judgment by default wiil be entered against you fo r th~ relief demanded in the complaint.You a b a must 1 1 I e YOQ r a nswer O J'mot io n w l 1 h th e court.


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IN TH EUNITEO STATES DISTRlCTCOURTFOR TH E CENTRAL D ISTRICT OF lL LINOISURBANA D IV IS ION

Defendants.

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No. 2011 ~ I~ lP FILEDGREOORY C. EMBERTON,

Plaintiff.

CHRlSTOPHgR J. GILL ,

NOW COMES the Plaintiff, GREGORY C. E~ERTONt by his attorneys HELLER.HOLMES & A SSO CIA TE S, P .C . an d for his C om plain t say s:

1 . T his is a civ il action for d am ages brou ght pursuan t to the U nites States C onstitu tion and42 U .S.C. Section 1 98 3 re su ltin g from d ep rjv atio ns , u nd er 00lor of law , of the Plaintiff 's r ig h ts unde r

... t1~~fourth, fifth, s ix th a nd e ig hth Amendmen ts to th e U nited S tates C on stitu tion an d for tortio usbeh av io r unde r Illlnols law.

2. This Court has jurisdiction over these claims pursuant to Article In, Section t of th eConstitution and 28 U.S.C. Sections 1331, 1332 and 1343. Plaintiff also invokes th e pendant.. . .j \1 t 1sd ic ti on o f t hi s Co'urt todectde th e assened s ta m to rv a nd ccmrnon la w to rt claims. T he a m ou ntin controversy exceeds $50,000.00 e xc lu din g in te re sts a nd c os ts .

3. Venue is properly established in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section1391(b). Venue t s appropri ate because the Defendants reside: in this judicial district an d the instancec omp la in ed o f o cc urre d in th is ju dic ia l d is tric t.

PARTIES4. G RE GO RY C . E M BE RT ON , the P lain tiff, is a c itizen of the U nite d S tates an d a resid en t


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of D ouglas C oun ty , A tw ood , Illinois.5. The Defendant was at all times re levant to the incidents which are the subject of this

lawsuit, an officer of the V illage of A tw ood P olice D epartm ent. The acts of the D efendant w hichare the eubiect of this Iawsnit Wf".ft". lInnr,rtflKf.1'l in th e rezutar course (If b is emelovmen; fo r theD efen dan t M u nicipality . H e is su ed in div idu ally . U pon in form ation an d belief, th e D efen da nt is aresident of the Village of Atwood.

6, That the Village of Atwood is municipal corporation charged with and responsible forappointing and promoting and for the supervjsion. training, lnstruction, discipline, control and()u du ct , 'Jfthe A tw ood P eliee r> e,artm cn t an d its p er3 0n ncl. A t all relev an t tim es, the Municipal i tyhad the power, right and duty to control the manner in which the individual Defendant carried outthe objectives of their employment. were responsible for properly training said Defendant to assoreth at th ey w ere fa m ilia r with th e lim its of the u se offeree and to see tha t a ll o rder" rules. instruc tio nsand regulations promulgated for the Atwood Police Department were consistent with theConstitution and the laws of municipality.

FACTS7. At approximate ly 5:35 P .M, . O T! June 7,2009, th e Plaintiff was driving west on Rt 36,8. T I H l t at said time and place, the Defendant stopped the Plaintiff's vehicle in the 100 block

o f S outh M a in S treet an d a pproac hed th e d riv er's s id e window.9 , The indiv idual Defendant then checked w ith dispa tch ttl confirm tha t there w as no

outstanding order of protection pertaining to the Plaintiff. Upon his confirmation. the Plaintiffpassen ger exited th e v eh icle an d w alked tow ard s the p atro l ca r. T he in div id ual Defendant orderedth e P la in tiff b ac k in with the t hr ea t o f a rr es t if he did not return.

10. The Defendant then informed the Plaintiff that he would be under arrest. The Plaintiff


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sat in h is v ehicle, buckled his seatbelt and attem pted to shut the door.1 1 . That w hile the P lain tiff w as in the v ehicle, the indiv idual Defendant m aced him in the

face, intending to punish the Plaintiff and cause him to s u ff er phys ic a l pain, f or h is o bs tin an ce .J 2 . T ha t th ro ug ho ut th e in cid en t, th e P la in tiffw a s unarmed, had no w eapon of any kind , and

did not offer any physical resistance.13. That as a result of the physical contact atoresald, the Plaintiff was injured. suffered

severe emotional and mental stress, suffered great pain and anguish and continues to suffer mentalend emotional distress as the result of this conduct.

14. That in addition to the aforesaid . the D efendant, in an attem pt to justify his conduct ofa rr es tin g P la in tif f p re se nte d to the State's A ttorney charges of rensting/obstructmg a p ea ce o ff ic er.T he p lain tiff w as nev er charged with u c rim e .

B . TlIl.1t at ~11(;IU...., l....I,. .!sut J.o!i'~i1\,tl\~ D~fet\.!I&'t y,lOO aoting under col o r of law and thsauthortry u r ~ht::M W l il.'itJ i:llily . A I ~u~h titne, t1u.DdendAnt office r intontionQ.lly anc;i ._vith d(j:Jib~la.!(Iindifference to the Plaintiffs rights caused Plaintiff to be deprived of his COn stituti onal rights,including bu t not limited to those under the fourth. fifth. sixth a nd eig hth A m en dm en ts by:

It. using e, degree of force that was unreasonable under the circumstances, and illviolation of Plaintiff's rights to be free of an unreasonable seizure under the fourthAmendmen t :

b . erresting th e P la in tiff w ith ou t prob ab le ca use v io latin g his righ t.'! to b e free of anunreasonable seizure under the fourth Amendment;

c . by the usc: o f m ace, m 1bjecting th e P lain tiff to pun ishm en t w ithout the benefit o fa trial b y ju ry in violation of his rig),ts under the sixth and eighth Amendments:

e. depriving the Plaintiff of his liberty by subjecting him 1 "0 unwarranted and


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u nrea so na ble re stra in t o n h is p ers on w ith ou t d ue p ro ces s in v io la .tio n o f his rig hts u nd er th efi ft h Amendment .

16 . The P lain tiffs in ju ries and dep tiv aL ion of h is Constitu tiona l rights werep ro xim a te ly c au se d by th e Mun ic ip al it y's i na dequa te supervi .s ion of the train in g an d conduct oftbeD efe nd an t O ffic er a nd th eir fa ilu re to p ro m ulg ate p ro per ru les a nd reg ula tio ns c on cern m g th e u seo f m a ce.

RET..lF.PREQUESTEDWHEREFORE. the Plaintiff, GREGORY C. EMBERTON, prays that this COU1'1:1. Award to the P la in tiff com pensa tory dam ages in a sum not less than $100 ,000 .00 ;2 . That th is C ou rt a wa rd tb eP la in tiffp un tti,v e d am a ges in the amoun t of$100,000.00;3 . That this C ou rt aw ard P la in tiff su ch rea son ab le a tto :n ey 's fees and c osts as a re in cu rred ;4, That this Court grant such other and further relief as this Court deem just and propel'.

DEMANP rOR T~ B X J IJ BXP ursu an t to R ule 3 8{ b) oftl:le F ed eral Rules o f C iv il P ro ce du re , t he P la in t if f hereby demands

t t l a J by jury in th is a ctio n [01 ' all i ss ue s s o tri ab le .G RE GO RY C . E M BE RT ON , P la in tiff

By _

H . K ENT H EL LERI{ELLER . HOLMES &ASSOCIA TBS, P.C .1 1 0 1 B r o ad W P .IY .P.O. B o x 8 8 9Mattoon IT. .61938TBL: 217 . .2 35 -2700FAX: :!17-235-0743C~ttcrlOllI67S7.oom"lalnllk.isI)12621!11

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