Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Panizzo
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 15, 1987No. 86 C 9246PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff Orrin R. Johnson brings this action for relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988 (1982) and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (1982) against five police officers of the City of Joliet, Illinois (“City”), two police supervisors for Joliet and against the City itself. Currently before this Court are motions to dismiss and for sanctions under Rule 11. For the reasons noted below, we deny the motion to dismiss and the motion for sanctions.
Facts 1
Johnson’s complaint alleges that on November 27, 1981, he was arrested and placed into custody by…
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