Williams v. City of Chicago

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION OMAR WILLIAMS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 5186 ) CITY OF CHICAGO, ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall MARCO GARCIA, and ) DONALD HILL, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER On April 16, 2021, a jury returned a verdict for Plaintiff Omar Williams on one of his three claims brought against Defendants City of Chicago, Marco Garcia, and Donald Hill (together, the “Defendants”). Specifically, the jury found Hill and Garcia independently liable for Williams’ unlawful pretrial detention. (Dkt. 373 at 1).…