Legal Opinion
Geinosky v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 2012No. 11-1448PublishedCited by 944 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Mark Geinosky received twenty-four bogus parking tickets and made a federal case out of it. At first blush, this case might seem like a good candidate for the summary Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal granted by the district court. A closer look at the alleged facts, however, reveals a disturbing pattern. Absent a reasonable explanation, and none has even been suggested yet, the pattern adds up to deliberate and unjustified official harassment that is actionable under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. We therefore reverse the dismissal of…
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