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Task: Duty to Intervene in Any Unconstitutional Conduct

Crawford v. City of Chicago 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57720 (N. Dist.

Illinois 2014).

• In order for an officer to be held liable under section 1983 in cases

of inaction, the plaintiff must show (1) that excessive force was

being used, (2) that a citizen has been unjustifiably arrested, or (3)

that any constitutional violation has been committed by a law

enforcement official; and that officer had a realistic opportunity

to intervene to prevent the harm from occurring.

* Note Some Federal Circuits have only applied Duty to Intervene in

Force cases

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