Legal Opinion
Stringer v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 12, 1979No. 77 C 3620PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment, alleging false arrest, arrest under an ordinance violative of the First Amendment, and use of excessive force. Named as defendants are D. Zajac and John Dough, the Chicago Police officers who made the arrest in issue, James Rochford, then-Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, and the City of Chicago. Before the court are the city’s motion to dismiss and the motion of defendant Rochford for summary judgment.
The complaint alleges that on June 5, 1976, plaintiff was…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Thomas Turpin v. Joseph MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Meyer v. NILES TP., ILL.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Hearn v. HudsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1982
- Koch v. SchneiderDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. City of EvanstonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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