Lewis v. City of Chicago

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Martin' Lewis (“Lewis”) sued the City of Chicago and several individual police officers ‘under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that he was detained for an excessive period of time following his arrest for a minor offense. The City moves to dismiss Lewis’s claim against it pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons below, the motion is denied.

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For purposes of this motion, I take the amended complaint’s allegations as true and draw all reasonable inferences in Lewis’s favor. See, e.g., Cincinnati Life Ins.…