Calhoun v. City of Chicago

STATEMENT

JOAN B. GOTTSCHALL, Judge.

This ease involves excessive force and false arrest claims against two Chicago police officers and the City of Chicago, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants have asked the court to enter a protective order, and plaintiff Joseph Calhoun has raised two specific objections. First, Calhoun asks the court to strike a provision of the proposed order (“Review Provision”) that requires Calhoun to submit certain police complaint files (known as “Complaint Registers” or “CRs”) to defendants for review thirty days in advance of any public release. If a dispute…