Guzman v. City of Chicago

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

The complaint charges the City of Chicago and the defendant police officers in their personal and professional capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with having illegally entered and searched Ms. Guzman’s 2nd floor apartment at 1536 West Walton Street on June 11, 2005. Plaintiff contends that the defendants knowingly or recklessly used false information from a confidential informant to obtain and execute the search warrant of her residence, and failed to take reasonable steps to verify the information. The plaintiff has…