Legal Opinion
Webb v. Amato
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 15, 2002No. 99 C 71PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Jack Webb brings this action against Chicago police officers Steven Am-ato and Jack Dedore alleging wrongful imprisonment in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants bring a motion in limine to bar evidence and seek a protective order. For the following reasons, defendants’ motion is denied.
Plaintiff alleges that defendants entered his home without probable cause, improperly arrested him for drug possession and distribution, and provided false testimony against him. While eventually found not guilty of the underlying charges,…
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