DuPage v. Butler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOSHUA M. DUPAGE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 19-cv-1021- JES-JEH v. ) ) OFFICER BRETT BUTLER, and the ) CITY OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER AND OPINION This matter is now before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Counts I and III, but not Count II, of Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 68) and Plaintiff’s Response (Doc. 7). For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ Motion (Doc. 68) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a 3-Count complaint under 42…