Legal Opinion
Byron Christmas v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 2012No. 10-3679PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRATT, District Judge.
On August 27, 2007, Byron Christmas and Tiffany Banks were arrested by Chicago police officers and charged with felony drug possession. Following a bench trial, Christmas and Banks were acquitted of all criminal charges. On August 17, 2008, Christmas, Banks, and Banks on behalf of her infant daughter (“Plaintiffs”), sued the City of Chicago and several of its police officers asserting violations of the Fourth Amendment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law claims. The Defendants officers include: (1) Marcos Bocanegra (“Officer Boeanegra”); (2) Arietta Kubik…
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