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Spalding v. City of Chicago

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 10, 2014No. 12 C 8777PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Gary Scott Feinerman, United States District Judge

Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echever-ría, both officers with the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”), brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois law against the City of Chicago and eleven other CPD officers. The amended com*770plaint alleges that Defendants violated the First Amendment and the Illinois Whistle-blower Protection Act, 740 ILCS 174/15, by conspiring to retaliate and actually retaliating against Plaintiffs for reporting criminal misconduct by other CPD officers to the FBI and for speaking to the…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. PiazzaDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  2. Spalding v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
  3. Smith v. Illinois School District U-46District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  4. People v. VillarealAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  5. Banske v. City of Calumet CityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018

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