Abdoh v. City of Chicago

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Kader Abdoh brings this three-count complaint against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Officer A. Biamonte. 1 Counts I and II are brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a violation of the plaintiffs Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, and Count III alleges a violation of the Illinois Hate Crime Statute, 720 ILCS 5/12-7.1. Presently before this court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss Count III. For the reasons set forth below, the defendants’ motion is denied.

I.Background

Abdoh, who is of Jordanian ancestry, alleges…