City Of Chicago v. Smollett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff, Case No. 19 C 4547 v. Magistrate Judge Sunil R. Harjani J USSIE SMOLLETT, Defendant. MEMORANUDM OPINION AND ORDER The City of Chicago brings this action under two sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago, alleging that Jussie Smollett made false statements to Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) officers relating to an incident in January 2019, when Smollett was attacked on the street in Chicago. The City maintains that Smollett staged the attack with the assistance of two acquaintances and…