Legal Opinion
Andrew Richardson v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2014No. 13-2467PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While off duty from his job as a police officer, Darrin Macon argued with Andrew Richardson about Macon’s former girlfriend. Macon fired his gun at Richardson but missed. When on-duty police officers arrived, Macon said that Richardson had struck him with a baseball bat. Richardson was arrested and charged with assault and battery. After the charges were dismissed, Richardson filed this suit making 89 claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against Chicago, Macon, the arresting officers, and others.
Chicago prevailed before trial because municipalities are not…
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