Legal Opinion
Naomi Treece v. Steven Hochstetler and City of Naperville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 2000No. 99-1283PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Naomi Treece (“Treece”) filed a section 1983 federal civil rights suit against officer Steven Hochstetler (“Hochstetler”) of the City of Naperville police department and the City of Naperville (“City”), alleging that they maliciously prosecuted her. 1 After the City “agree[d] to entry of judgment against [itself]” should “the jury enter[ ] a finding of liability against Defendant Hochstetler,” the judge bifurcated the trial, removing the City from the trial, and ordered Treece’s section 1983 action against Hochstetler to proceed. The jury returned a verdict in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Los Angeles v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Vincent J. Krocka, Cross-Appellee v. City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Alan ShacklefordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Thompson v. BoggsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Charise Pepper v. Village of Oak Park and Leonard DonaireCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Wilson v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Trigalet v. City of TulsaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- James Proffitt, Special Administrator of the Estate of William R. Woodall v. Dean R. RidgwayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Duran v. TOWN OF CICERO, ILL.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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