Legal Opinion
Sandra Towers, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated, and Robert Sturdivant v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1999No. 97-3775PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs brought this action against the City of Chicago (“the City”) to challenge city ordinances that impose a $500 fine upon the owner of a vehicle in which illegal drugs or firearms are found. The plaintiffs now seek review of the district court’s decision to grant the defendant’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss and to deny the plaintiffs’ motions for class eerti- fication and preliminary injunction. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
A. The Ordinances
The Municipal Code of Chicago provides…
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