Thaddeus Jimenez v. City of Chicago

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 12‐2779 THADDEUS JIMENEZ, Plaintiff‐Appellee, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants‐Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 09 C 08081 — Matthew F. Kennelly, Judge. ARGUED JUNE 5, 2013 — DECIDED October 7, 2013 Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. When he was fifteen years old, plaintiff Thaddeus Jimenez was convicted of a murder he did not commit. He spent sixteen years in prison before he was exonerated.…