Esteban Alvarez v. J. Enriquez

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Submitted May 30, 2012
Decided June 4, 2012
Before
RICHARD D. CUDAHY, Circuit Judge
JOEL M. FLAUM, Circuit Judge
JOHN DANIEL TINDER, Circuit Judge
No. 11‐3636
ESTEBAN ALVAREZ,
Plaintiff‐Appellant,
v.
J. ENRIQUEZ, et al.
Defendants‐Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern Division.
No. 10cv6547
Suzanne B. Conlon
Judge.
O R D E R
Esteban Alvarez sued the City of Chicago and two Chicago police officers for false
arrest, excessive force, and malicious prosecution. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a trial, where
Alvarez was represented by counsel, a jury ruled for the defendants.
Alvarez’s pro se brief on appeal is difficult to understand and may even run afoul of
a Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure because it lacks a statement of facts with citations to
the record. See FED. R. A PP. P. 28(a)(7). But based on a liberal construction of his filings,
see Anderson v. Hardman, 241 F.3d 544, 545 (7th Cir. 2001), including his notice of appeal and
reply brief, we understand him to attack the jury’s verdict as contrary to the weight of the
evidence. Alvarez, however, has not supplied a transcript of the trial proceedings to support
his claim, thus leaving us without a basis to evaluate the evidence or meaningfully review
his claim; the claim is therefore forfeited. See FED. R. A PP. P. 10(b)(2); Morisch v. United States,
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

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No. 11‐3636 Page 2
653 F.3d 522, 529 (7th Cir. 2011); RK Co. v. See, 622 F.3d 846, 853 (7th Cir. 2010).
DISMISSED.

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