Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Frierson
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 30, 1985No. 82 C 4460PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Samuel Coleman (“Coleman”) prevailed against each of three defendants (the only ones remaining in the case) in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) action, brought to challenge (a) Coleman’s firing as Special Investigator for the Village of Robbins (“Robbins”) and (b) his later arrest on charges of impersonating a police officer. After entry of a default judgment in Coleman’s favor as to liability, a jury trial was held solely to determine Coleman’s damages. Verdicts were returned:
1. against former Robbins Mayor Marion Smith (“Smith”) for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Samuel Coleman, Cross-Appellant v. Marion Smith and Gordon Frierson, Cross-Appellees, and Village of RobbinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Houk v. Village of Oak LawnDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- Samuel Coleman, Cross-Appellant v. Marion Smith and Gordon Frierson, Cross-Appellees, and Village of RobbinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987