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Parker v. Banner

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 22, 2007No. 05 C 6378PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ZAGEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Arvin Parker claims that certain individual police officers denied him his constitutional rights. He has now sued those officers for damages and added a count claiming that the City of Chicago is liable as well because the officers’ actions were caused by unconstitutional policies, practices or customs of the City.

Parker now questions whether a city may gain dismissal or postponement of § 1983 liability claims for damages by simply stipulating that it will pay whatever monetary judgment is entered against its employee who is a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Williams v. City of Chi.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  2. Carr v. City of North ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
  3. Blackmon v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020
  4. Styles v. CassidyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. Tate v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021

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