Legal Opinion
Gibson v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1990No. Nos. 88-3488, 89-1115PublishedCited by 1,095 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Michael Eugene Gibson, on behalf of the decedent, Eugene Gibson, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago and several members of the Chicago Police Department. The decedent was shot and killed by Officer Arthur Novit shortly after Novit had been placed on the Department’s medical roll as mentally unfit for duty. Mr. Gibson appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Chicago, the Acting Superintendent of Police, and certain Chicago police officers. He also appeals the dismissal of his claim against Officer Novit…
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