Jackson v. City of Cleveland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION CHARLES JACKSON, ) Case No. 1:21-cv-1679 ) Plaintiff, ) Judge J. Philip Calabrese ) v. ) ) CITY OF CLEVELAND, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Charles Jackson spent over 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In this civil action, he comes into federal court seeking to recover damages for the constitutional violations he alleges resulted in his wrongful conviction. Plaintiff sues the City of Cleveland based on the conduct of the police officers he alleges violated his constitutional…