Andersen v. City of Chicago

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) DANIEL ANDERSEN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 16 C 1963 ) v. ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall ) THE CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In January 1980, Plaintiff Daniel Andersen was arrested for the murder and attempted rape of Cathy Trunko. He was later convicted and spent over twenty-five years in prison. In 2015, Andersen’s conviction was reversed, and he was declared innocent. Andersen proceeded to sue the City of Chicago and various members of Chicago law enforcement…