Legal Opinion
A.T. v. County of Cook
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 2, 1985No. 85 C 0325PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Plaintiffs in this civil rights class action seek to enjoin defendants’ practice of indefinitely detaining alleged juvenile delinquents even though a state court judge has ordered that they be “released upon request” of a responsible adult. Plaintiffs sue under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging many constitutional violations. Defendants have moved to dismiss on three grounds: the doctrine of quasi-judicial immunity, the failure to state a claim against defendant Cook County (“the County”) and the doctrine of abstention. For the following reasons,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
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