Legal Opinion
Alexander Zemke v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1996No. 96-1066PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Alexander Zemke filed a complaint in state court against the City of Chicago, but the City removed the case to the district court for the Northern District of Illinois because it contained a federal claim alleging a violation of due process of law actionable under 42 Ú.S.C. § 1983. The complaint also alleged state law claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. All claims were dismissed on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion and Zemke appeals.
We assume, for purposes of our de novo review of a decision granting a ■ motion to dismiss a complaint, that its…
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