Mucha v. Village of Oak Brook

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendants-police officials' motion for summary judgment in section 1983 action alleging that defendants subjected plaintiff-police officer to false arrest for unlawfully requesting criminal background check on private citizen. Defendants had probable cause to arrest defendant for said offense where: (1) defendants had received Ill. State Police report indicating that defendant had requested criminal background report on said private citizen; (2) plaintiff was ambivalent in response to question as to whether he had run background check on said private citizen; (3) plaintiff did not approve of citizen group that was critical of police dept. and was headed by said private citizen; (4) defendant had spied on said private citizen; and (5) at no time was said private citizen legitimate focus of any police investigation.