Legal Opinion
Jones v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 24, 1986No. 83 C 2430PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LEINENWEBER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, George Jones and his parents, bring this suit seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising out of George Jones’ arrest and prosecution for the May, 1981 rape and murder of Sheila Pointer and for the aggravated battery of Sheila’s brother, Purvis Pointer. Defendants, City of Chicago, several City of Chicago police officers, 1 Eichard Daley (State’s Attorney), and Cook County have all filed motions to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint.
FACTS
On May 4,1981,13-year old Sheila Pointer was raped and murdered. Sheila’s 10-year…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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