Dickerson v. City of Chicago, a municipal corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Darius Dickerson Plaintiff, Case No. 21-cv-2955 v. The City of Chicago, a municipal Judge Mary M. Rowland corporation, et al. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Darius Dickerson claims that six Chicago police officers used excessive force against him during his arrest in 2018. He sues the six individual officers and their employer, the City of Chicago, under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and state law to redress his alleged resultant injuries. The Defendant Officers and the City separately move to dismiss under…