Fulton v. Bartik

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN FULTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 20 C 3118 ) ROBERT BARTIK, et al., ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow ) Defendants. ) ANTHONY MITCHELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 20 C 3119 ) ROBERT BARTIK, et al., ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER In these related actions, plaintiffs John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell filed substantively identical complaints against the same defendants, alleging constitutional violations brought under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and state law claims.1 Defendants Robert…