Legal Opinion
Averhart v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 2, 2004No. 04-1340PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Alex Averhart, an Illinois prisoner sentenced for offenses unrelated to this action, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago Police Department, former Police Superintendent Terry Hillard, and three police officers. The complaint alleged violations of Averhart’s constitutional rights arising from an arrest. The district court, sua sponte, dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Averhart appeals and we affirm.
We first observe that the Chicago Police Department is not a suable entity separate from the City of Chicago. E.g., Chan v. Wodnicki,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Briscoe v. LaHueSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Anthony Dewalt v. Lamark Carter, Correctional Officer Young, Carol BiesterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Ellis Henderson v. Michael F. Sheahan and J.W. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Joseph H. Levenstein v. Bernard Salafsky, Patricia A. Gill, and David C. Broski, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Harry Lawrence Williams, Sr. v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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