Legal Opinion
Thompson v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 23, 1984No. 84 C 2935PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff George M. Thompson (“Thompson”) brings this civil rights action against the City of Chicago (“the City”), seeking a declaratory judgment and monetary damages for himself and all others similarly situated. Thompson alleges that the practice of the Chicago police officers to arrest, to charge and to detain or to imprison persons for disorderly conduct, under Municipal Code of Chicago, § 193-1(a)-(g), with no intent to prosecute such charges in court constitutes a violation of the arrestees’ due process rights. Presently before the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Herbert M. Crawford v. Griffin Bell, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- In Re Northern District of California, Dalkon Shield Iud Products Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Horton v. IrvingDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
3Cited by1 opinion
- Pottinger v. City of MiamiDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1989