Legal Opinion
Ragusa v. Streator Police Department
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 31, 1981No. 81 C 4887PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Alan Ragusa (“Ragusa”) sues, the Streator Police Department, 1 its Chief of Police David Kaschak and Officer William Bohne in a purported civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). Both policemen are alleged to have deprived Ragusa of property without due process of law by having impounded Ragusa’s 1969 GMC pickup truck 2 and then having “refused or neglected to complete the proper release forms when duly requested to do so by [Ragusa]” (Complaint ¶ 9). While the vehicle was in custody the officers “or others not presently…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Andrew Powe v. The City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Alonzo Bonner v. Joseph CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Alonzo Bonner v. Joseph CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- John D. Dean v. David Barber, Mel Bailey, Jefferson County's Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Shelby v. City of AtlantaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
- In Re Scott County Master DocketDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
- Barnier v. SzentmiklosiDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1983
- Begg v. MoffittDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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