Smith v. Boudreau

Plaintiff, Clayborn Smith, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his amended complaint against defendants, Chicago police detectives Kenneth Boudreau, John Hallo-ran, James O’Brien, and William Foley and the City of Chicago (collectively, defendants or City), for alleged state and federal violations of civil rights. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) his state-law claims alleging police torture are not barred by the statute of limitations; (2) his federal section 1983 (42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000)) claims are not barred by the statute of limitations; (3) the…