Legal Opinion

Tony Sneed v. Richard Rybicki, Tom O'grady, G. Sperekas, Joseph Hernandez, G. Harris, and City of Chicago

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 8, 1998No. 97-2256PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Sneed sued various police officers and the City of Chicago under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois common law for malicious prosecution, false arrest, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court dismissed Sneed’s federal claims as barred by the statute of limitations and his state law claims without prejudice. We affirm.

I. HISTORY

According to Sneed’s amended complaint, someone robbed and murdered Charles Ti-ney on January 6, 1991. The police officers arrested Sneed three days later. He was convicted of first degree murder and armed…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Jeffrey Reed v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, John Griffin, Detective, W. Murphy, DetectiveCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. George Washington v. John Summerville, Detective 16520, P. Foley, Detective 12215, J. Capesius, Detective 11093Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  2. Nieves v. McSweeneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. Snodderly v. R.U.F.F. Drug Enforcement Task ForceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Omar Saunders-El v. Eric RohdeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Gary Hamner v. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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