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An individual filed suit in federal court against a Village and two of its officers alleging that the officers unconstitutionally detained him and subjected him to excessive force when they stopped him and placed him in handcuffs on suspicion that he was a crime suspect for whom they were searching. IFMK Law attorneys Lance Neyland and Julie Koerner, answered the complaint on behalf of the officers and the Village, providing  audio, video, and an incident report, and filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. In the motion, the defendants conceded that the plaintiff was not the suspect in question, but relied on the audio, video, and reports attached to their answer and argued that the officers were reasonable in their belief otherwise and that they did not subject the plaintiff to excessive force. As such, the officers were entitled to qualified immunity for plaintiff’s claims. The court agreed and granted the defendants motion and dismissed the case.