Legal Opinion
Christmas v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 11, 2010No. 08 CV 4675PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLANCHE M. MANNING, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Byron Christmas and Tiffany Banks have sued the City of Chicago and several of its police officers alleging numerous federal and state law claims, including that their civil rights were violated when officers illegally searched and arrested them and left behind their newborn child at the scene of the arrest. The parties have filed numerous motions in limine. The motions are now briefed, and the court rules on them as follows.
I. PLAINTIFFS’MOTIONS
A. Motion to Bar Improper Character Evidence [68-1]
The plaintiffs contend that…
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