Legal Opinion
Gregory Baskin v. City of Des Plaines, a Municipal Corporation, and Bruce Sotirakis, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1998No. 97-2430PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Gregory Baskin sued the City of Des Plaines and Officer Bruce Sotirakis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Mr. Baskin alleges that Officer Sotirakis, a member of the Des Plaines Police Department, violated his constitutional rights during a police stop in January 1995. In the district court, both defendants moved to dismiss Mr. Baskin’s second amended complaint. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). On May 7, 1997, the district court- granted the defendants’ motions. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
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