Legal Opinion
Velez v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 30, 2023No. 1:18-cv-08144Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN VELEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 1:18-CV-08144 ) v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang CITY OF CHICAGO ) ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff John Velez was 17 years old when he was arrested in 2001 for the murder of Anthony Hueneca. Velez was convicted of the murder and spent 16 years in prison, after which he was released after the conviction was vacated. Velez brings this civil rights suit, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against several Chicago police officers; Cook County Sheriff’s Department…
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