Legal Opinion
Saffold v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 26, 1991No. 91 C 1947PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff Howard Saffold has brought suit against the City of Chicago (“the City”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that defendant, without prior notice, has effected a forfeiture of 117 vacation days that plaintiff earned pursuant to a City of Chicago Police Department General Order. The City now moves to dismiss Saffold’s single-count complaint. 1 As set forth below, the motion is granted.
I. Motion to Dismiss Standard
A motion to dismiss should not be granted unless it “appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hartwick v. Bd. of Tr. of Johnson Cty. Com. Col.District Court, D. Kansas · 1992