Legal Opinion
LaPorta v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 29, 2017No. Case No. 14 C 9665PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Harry D. Leinenweber, Judge
In a Seventh Amended Complaint, Plaintiff Michael A. LaPorta, as guardian of his disabled son Michael D. LaPorta, brings eight counts against Defendant City of Chicago (“the City”) and one count against Defendant Gordon Lounge, Inc. d/b/a Brewbakers (“Brewbakers”) that is not at issue here. Counts I and IX are state-law tort claims against the City, whereas Plaintiff brings Counts III through VIII under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. New York City Dep’t of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Plaintiff has…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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