Johnson v. State of Illinois

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DAVID JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:20-cv-05862 Judge Franklin U. Valderrama THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Acting pro se, Plaintiff David Johnson (Johnson) filed this federal action alleging claims under

28 U.S.C. §§ 1983

and 1985 against Defendant the State of Illinois (the State). R. 4, Compl. at 2.1 Johnson’s Complaint stems from a set of claims seeking over $10 million in damages related to an allegedly wrongful traffic stop, which were filed in and subsequently…