Legal Opinion

Charles Yeksigian v. Ralph Nappi, Howard Nicholas, and City of Chicago

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 16, 1990No. 89-1601PublishedCited by 141 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Charles Yeksigian appeals the dismissal of his federal civil rights claim and pendent state claims against defendants Ralph Nap-pi, Howard Nicholas, and the City of Chicago. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of dismissal and remand the case to the district court.

I

BACKGROUND

A. Facts

On appeal from the dismissal of a complaint under Rule 12(b)(6), we must accept as true all the plaintiff’s well-pleaded factual allegations and the inferences reasonably drawn from them. Zinser v. Rose, 868 F.2d 938, 939 (7th Cir.1989); Gillman v. Burlington N. R.R., 878 F.2d…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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  3. City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by141 opinions

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  4. Bogi Miller v. Lionel A. Smith, and Kevin BrowerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Guzman v. SheahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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