Legal Opinion
The City of Chicago v. Kennedy
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 4, 2018No. 1:17-cv-05945Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant, No. 17 CV 5945 v. Judge Manish S. Shah ALAN S. KENNEDY, Appellee. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Chicago Municipal Code authorizes the city to impound vehicles upon the commission of certain offenses, such as driving without a license. Before 2016, if the city impounded a vehicle and the owner of that vehicle later filed bankruptcy, the city released the vehicle as required by the Bankruptcy Code. In 2016, however, the city amended the municipal code, adding a provision to give…
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