Legal Opinion
Bootz v. Childs
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 22, 1985No. 83 C 4626PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for defamation, illegal arrest, conspiracy and unlawful surveillance. Discovery was completed as of April 15, 1984. Defendants have now moved for summary judgment, and for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Duane A. Bootz is a resident of the City of DesPlaines, Illinois, and was formerly employed as a short-order cook at Denny’s Restaurant in DesPlaines. Defendants are DesPlaines police officers Richard C. Childs, K. Randolph, J. Stephens, Richard Rozkuszka, and J. Slonina,…
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