Legal Opinion
Mike Yang v. Paul Hardin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1994No. 93-2934PublishedCited by 495 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Following an incident involving two Chicago police officers, for which both officers received felony convictions, Mike Yang filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with supplemental state common law claims. Both officers named as defendants, Kenneth Brown and Paul Hardin, defaulted. Accepting as true the liability evidence offered by Yang, the district court awarded damages against Officer Brown in the amount of $229,-658.10, plus attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The court, however, concluded that, as a matter of law, Officer Hardin was not liable for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Marc J. Anderson & Jeffrey E. Grubb v. Dennis Branen, Ross Kindestin, Ed WisniefskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Betty J. Archie v. City of Racine, Ronald W. Chiapete, and George W. GieseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Muriel D. Black v. Michael P. Lane, Michael Neal, P.A. Severs, CaptainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by495 opinions
- Julian J. Miller v. Albert GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Peso Chavez and Gregory Lee, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. The Illinois State Police, Terrance W. Gainer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, Michael Snyders, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Police Operation Valkyrie Coordinator, Edward Kresl, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Commander of the Illinois State Police, and Larry Thomas, Daniel Gillette, Craig Graham, Robert P. Cessna, Robert Lauterbach, and Dale Fraher, Officers of the Illinois State Police, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Gill v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Karl F. Wudtke and Hope C. Wudtke v. Frederick J. DavelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Joseph Wilborn v. David EaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
490 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.