Legal Opinion
DeGenova v. Sheriff of DuPage County
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 6, 1998No. 97 C 7208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Mario DeGenova brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested and taken into custody by the Sheriff of DuPage County (and other defendants not party to the instant motion). In his complaint, DeGenova alleged that the Sheriff of DuPage County is liable in his official capacity for this offense. Defendant has moved to dismiss on the ground that he is an officer of the State of Illinois and is therefore immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. For the reasons…
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