Alexander v. City of South Bend

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NUECHTERLEIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

This case presents the question of whether an innocent man, wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for assault and rape, may proceed to trial in his lawsuit against the City of South Bend, its police department, police chief, and ten present and former police officers. This Court concludes that he may not proceed further.

The Plaintiff has alleged that his constitutional rights were violated by the City of South Bend and certain police officers in the manner in which the police department conducted its criminal…