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Ekergren v. City of Chicago

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided April 30, 1982No. 80 C 4664PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETZENDANNER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Raymond Ekergren seeks damages and injunctive and declaratory relief against defendants the City of Chicago, Police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek, May- or Jane Byrne, and Police Officers Lawrence Thezan and Michael Michalek. Ekergren alleges that in February, 1980, the individual police officers illegally * searched his residence, seized certain property and arrested him, and that this conduct occurred as a result of a policy or custom of the City and official defendants. He bases his cause of action on 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Andrew Powe v. The City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  5. Spriggs v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Trevino v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. Craig S. Strauss v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and Chicago Police Officer John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. In Re Scott County Master DocketDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
  4. Brown v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
  5. Tomkins v. Village of Tinley ParkDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983

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