Legal Opinion
Williams v. Brown
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 16, 1975No. 74 C 3166PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
MARSHALL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Mary L. Williams, alleges that defendants, William W. Brown and Michael L. Colon, in their capacity as police officers and agents of defendant, The City of Chicago, unlawfully arrested and confined her against her will, depriving her of rights guaranteed her by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. She seeks money damages from the defendent officers as well as the defendent, City of Chicago.
The City moved to dismiss the complaint against it on the ground that it is not a “person” under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- City of Kenosha v. BrunoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Glenn R. Mahone and Harvey L. Mahone v. David S. Waddle, Albert B. Ellway, Jr. And the City of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- V. Stevens Kite v. Clarence M. Kelley, Director, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Santiago v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Turpin v. MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Jones v. McElroyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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