Chalmers v. The City of Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION EDWARD CHALMERS, Plaintiff, v. No. 21 CV 1531 THE CITY OF CHICAGO, MATTHEW Judge Manish S. Shah PUFPAF, WILLIAM ROBLES, and PHILLIP SCHORSCH, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Chicago Police Officers Pufpaf, Robles, and Schorsch arrested Edward Chalmers because they suspected he had been dealing drugs. During the arrest, the officers put their hands on and around Chalmers’s neck and face, and, as the arrest proceeded, Officer Pufpaf punched Chalmers in the face and kneed him in the back. Chalmers…