Legal Opinion

O'Gorman v. City of Chicago

District Court, D. Illinois

Decided July 25, 2013No. Case No. 11-cv-2439PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT M. DOW, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff Kevin O’Gorman filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of his right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. After his first complaint was dismissed, O’Gorman filed an amended complaint, adding additional facts and an equal protection claim. The City has moved to dismiss the amended complaint. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the City’s motion to dismiss [35] in its entirety.

I. Background

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