Legal Opinion
Thomas Janusz, Jr. v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 2016No. 15-1330PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Janusz sued the City of Chicago and several of its police officers, alleging that the officers had acted unlawfully in arresting him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City and the officers. In doing so, it applied the single-recovery rule and found that in a separate but' related state court action, Janusz had already obtained the damages to which he was entitled. We conclude that the district court correctly found that the single-recovery rule barred Janusz from recovering damages in his federal lawsuit, since both lawsuits involve a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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