Legal Opinion
Andrew Powe v. The City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 1981No. 80-2731PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Andrew Powe filed this lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the County of Cook under section 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment “as motions for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6).” Powe appealed.
We note at the outset that because this appeal is from a dismissal of the complaint for failure to state a claim, the sole issue is the sufficiency of the complaint. We must therefore exclude from our discussion facts presented in the plaintiff’s and the defendants’ briefs…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Thomas Turpin v. Joseph MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Juan A. Marrero and Maria Marrero v. City of Hialeah, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by277 opinions
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- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Craig S. Strauss v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and Chicago Police Officer John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Soad R. Iskander v. Village of Forest Park and Zayre, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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