Legal Opinion
Hvorcik v. Sheahan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 24, 1994No. 92 C 7329PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
Three of the four named plaintiffs — Jeffrey Hvorcik (“Hvorcik”), James Poloncasz (“Poloncasz”) and Vincent Hedge (“Hedge”) 1 — were arrested on the basis of invalid arrest warrants — warrants that at one time had been legitimate but, unknown to the arresting officers, had since been recalled (quashed) by the courts. Although warrants themselves are issued by the courts in the first instance, the warrant records in Cook County are maintained by the Sheriffs office. Plaintiffs now bring this three-count class action 2 against Cook…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Mario Degenova v. Sheriff of Dupage CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Charles J. Harris, Jr. v. City of Marion, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Regalado v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- McMurry v. SheahanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
- Alencastro v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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