Legal Opinion
Donald McCormick v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 16, 2000No. 99-2365PublishedCited by 419 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Donald McCormick sued the City of Chicago, and two individual defendants, Sergeant Richard Banaszkiewicz and Dr. Jack Leong (“Individual Defendants”) for discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After allowing McCormick to amend his complaint twice in order to allege facts sufficient to show municipal liability, the district court held a hearing and denied McCormick the opportunity to amend his complaint for a third time. Ultimately, the district court dismissed McCormick’s municipal liability claim.
Following the dismissal of the claims against the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Valerie Bennett v. Marie SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- William McNabola v. Chicago Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Shango v. JurichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by419 opinions
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- Eskridge v. Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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