Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Root

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 1, 2011No. 11 C 154PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge.

Danny L. Johnson brings this action against a former officer of the Cook County Adult Probation Office, Thomas Root, alleging violations of state and federal law. (R. 1, Compl.) Presently before the Court is Root’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 12(b)(1). (R. 15, Root’s Mot.) For the reasons stated below, Root’s motion is granted in part and denied in part.

RELEVANT FACTS

On July 3, 1995, Johnson entered guilty pleas in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Criminal Division, to various criminal…

2Cases cited39 opinions

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