Legal Opinion

Jedidiah Brown, et al. v. Tiffany Henyard, et al.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 23, 2026No. 1:25-cv-01514Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JEDIDIAH BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, No. 25 CV 1514 v. Judge Manish S. Shah TIFFANY HENYARD, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jedidiah Brown criticized Tiffany Henyard, then-Supervisor of Thornton Township, during the public comment portion of a regularly scheduled town meeting. Following his comments, a melee ensued where both Brown and plaintiff Lavell Redmond were injured. Plaintiffs bring twelve claims—five under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and seven under various state tort and property-law…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974

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