Pursley v. City of Rockford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION Patrick Pursley, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:18-cv-50040 v. Honorable Iain D. Johnston City of Rockford et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Patrick Pursley spent twenty-three years incarcerated for a murder he says he didn’t commit. He was acquitted at his criminal retrial and granted a Certificate of Innocence. Pursley brings this action against a slew of defendants, of whom the following remain: the City of Rockford (the “City”); Rockford Police Department (RPD) detectives Howard Forrester, Jeff…