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Patterson v. Leyden

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided November 4, 1996No. 96 C 0967PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PLUNKETT, District Judge.

Plaintiff Floyd Patterson filed á one-count complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Chicago police officers James Leyden and Barrett Moran and the Chicago Police Department, alleging that Leyden and Moran had arrested him without an arrest warrant and searched his apartment and taxicab with out a search warrant. Patterson sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Leave was granted April 9, 1996 with respect to Leyden and Moran, while the Chicago Police Department was dismissed since it is not a suable entity.

Leyden and Moran have moved to…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lang v. City of Round Lake ParkDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  2. Daubenmire v. City of ColumbusDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2006
  3. Boyce v. WoodruffDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1997
  4. Fields v. GriffithDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2020

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