Powell v. Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRUCE POWELL, Plaintiff, Case No. 17-cv-5156 v. CITY OF CHICAGO, RONALD WATTS, Judge John Robert Blakey PHILLIP CLINE, DEBRA KIRBY, DOUGLAS NICHOLS, and MANUEL LEANO, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Bruce Powell sued the City of Chicago and five Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers under 28 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges multiple constitutional violations stemming from a 2009 arrest. [1]. Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to…