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In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 02-3862 JAMES PHELAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District Distric

Illinois Official Reports Appellate Court James v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2015 IL App (1st) 141481 Appellate Court RON JAMES, Petitioner, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF Caption THE CITY OF CHICAGO, DAVID VITALE, President of the Board, BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT, Chief Executive Officer of the Board, JESSE RUIZ, HENRY BIE

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Harry D. Leinenweber, Judge In a Seventh Amended Complaint, Plaintiff Michael A. LaPorta, as guardian of his disabled son Michael D. LaPorta, brings eight counts against Defendant City of Chicago (“the City”) and one count against Defendant Gordon Lounge, Inc. d/b/a Brewbakers (“Brewbakers”) that is not at issue here. Counts I and IX are state-law tort claims against the Ci

Flaum, Circuit Judge. *920 In this consolidated appeal of four Chapter 13 bankruptcies, we consider whether the City of Chicago may ignore the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay and continue to hold a debtor's vehicle until the debtor pays her outstanding parking tickets. Prior to the debtor

Brennan, Circuit Judge. Does a six month delay between a property inspection and notice of a municipal ordinance citation violate due process? The district court said no, dismissing plaintiff-appellant Nanette Tucker's amended complaint for failure to state a procedural due process claim under

Rovner, Circuit Judge. *452 After a contentious trial, the district court, after assessing the plaintiffs' contumacious conduct, asserted its inherent authority to set aside a jury verdict in favor of one plaintiff and entered judgment for the defendants on all claims. The plaintiffs chall

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 05-2702 JAMES D. MINCH and RICHARD A. GRAF, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District

Memorandum Opinion and Order Gary Feinerman, United States District Judge Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echever-ría, both officers with the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”)) brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois law against the City of Chicago and several CPD officers, of whom Juan Rivera, James O’Grady, Nicholas Roti, Joseph Salemme, Thomas Mills, Maurice Barnes, and Robert Cesario

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Robert M. Dow, Jr., United States District Judge Plaintiffs Michael Saunders, Harold Richardson, and Vincent Thames were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of Nina , Glover, each spending more than 16 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Plaintiffs filed separate civil rights, lawsuits against the City of Chicago and various individuals seeking to rec

BAUER, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff James Phelan brought suit after being dismissed from his position of “ward superintendent” by the City of Chicago. Phelan claimed that the City 1) violated the Due Process Clause, 2) breached the Family and Medical Leave Act, and 3) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The district court granted the City’s motion to dismiss Phelan’s fir

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Harry D. Leinenweber, Judge, United States District Court I. BACKGROUND The eleven Plaintiffs are current or former Chicago police officers who at one time were assigned to the Security Specialist position. As Security Specialists they provided protection to former Mayor Richard M. Daley, as well as to visiting dignitaries. Unlike other pol

Memorandum Opinion and Order Elaine E, Bucklo, United States District Judge •In this action, plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenor (to whom I collectively refer as “plaintiffs” unless otherwise specified)1 challenge the constitutionality of a City of Chicago ordinance prohibiting commercial advertising on the interior or exterior of “transportation network vehicles,” i.e., vehic

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Joan B. Gottschall, United States District Judge Based on a recent order issued in a related state court case, plaintiff Thomas Janusz filed a motion to reconsider asking the court to revisit its summary judgment ruling limiting the recoverable damages in this case. For the following reasons, the motion is denied. I. Background F

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Chief Judge RUBÉN CASTILLO, United States District Court In 2004, Plaintiff Robert P. Hillmann filed this action against his former employer, the City of Chicago, alleging that his termination was illegal on various grounds. After a protracted history, this Court presided over a jury trial in April 2013. The jury returned a verdict in Defendant’s favor on all charge

OPINION AND ORDER CHARLES RONALD NORGLE, District Judge Plaintiffs Seneca Adams (“Seneca”), Tari Adams (“Tari”) and Sicara Adams (“Si-cara”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) proceeded to a jury trial on the issue of compensatory damages against Defendant City of Chicago (the “City”) for: (1) false arrest, in violation of the Fourth Amendment as to all Plaintiffs; (2) excessive force, in violation of the Fourth

MANION, Circuit Judge. Donna Flournoy was severely injured by a flashbang grenade deployed by Chicago police during their execution of a search warrant for a suspected drug dealer. Flournoy responded with this lawsuit against two of the officers involved in the search, alleging that they used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The case went to trial and the jury

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RUBÉN CASTILLO, Chief Judge. Plaintiff Robert P. Hillmann filed this action against his former employer, the City of Chicago, alleging that his termination was illegal on various grounds. Plaintiff originally brought five claims in this case, alleging breach of contract, discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1210

Memorandum Opinion and Order Gary Scott Feinerman, United States District Judge Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echever-ría, both officers with the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”), brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois law against the City of Chicago and eleven other CPD officers. The amended com*770plaint alleges that Defe

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 02-2587 JAMES D. MINCH, RICHARD A. GRAF, and RICHARD COSENTINO, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant. ____________ No. 02-2588 DONALD DRNEK, Plaintiff-

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge. Ann Darlene Wells (plaintiff), as representative of the estate of Donald L. Wells (Wells), sued the City of Chicago and a number of Chicago police officers and employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for claims arising from his arrest, confinement, and death. In April 2012, a jury returned a verdict for plaintiff against the City and