Johnson v. City of Rockford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION LUMONT JOHNSON and ANTHONY ROSS, Plaintiffs, No. 15 C 50064 TYJUAN ANDERSON, Plaintiff, No. 15 C 50065 v. CITY OF ROCKFORD; DOUG PALMER; Judge Thomas M. Durkin JOSEPH STEVENS; and SCOTT MASTROIANNI, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In these two related cases (which the Court will refer to as one), Plaintiffs originally alleged that twelve Rockford police officers framed them for a murder for which Plaintiffs were convicted and subsequently exonerated. Judge Kapala’s decision granting summary judgment…