Plaintiff Christopher Monroe – one of the suspected shooters – alleged he was punched in the face several times and kicked in the face several times

Chicago police officers responded to a call of shots fired at 6702 S. Green at approximately 2:30 a.m. Officers chased a suspected gunman into the residence. Plaintiff Christopher Monroe – one of the suspected shooters – alleged he was punched in the face several times and kicked in the face several times. Plaintiff Marlin Anderson claimed she was choked by police officers for no...
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Esteban Santiago alleged that Chicago police officers threatened to cut off his genitals with a box cutter before they sliced his inner thigh and finger

Santiago v. City of Chicago, et al. – Esteban Santiago alleged that Chicago police officers threatened to cut off his genitals with a box cutter before they sliced his inner thigh and finger. Although Mr. Santiago produced photographs of his alleged injuries, his case was voluntarily dismissed after defense attorneys uncovered medical records that proved Santiago’s photographed injuries...
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Plaintiff Andrea Wright brought suit against the City of Chicago and several individual police officers alleging that she was falsely accused of driving drunk, and that she was physically accosted in a police station

Wright v. City of Chicago, et al., 09 C 3531 – Plaintiff Andrea Wright brought suit against the City of Chicago and several individual police officers alleging that she was falsely accused of driving drunk, and that she was physically accosted in a police station. Extensive discovery conducted by defense attorneys showed that Wright was indeed drunk and never accosted. Ultimately, the case...
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Plaintiff Ricardo Hall alleged that he was falsely arrested and struck in the head and body

Hall v. City of Chicago, et al., 09 C 2400 – Plaintiff Ricardo Hall alleged that he was falsely arrested and struck in the head and body. After conducting discovery that corroborated the Defendants’ version of events, Hall voluntarily dismissed his case.
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Plaintiff Donald Edwards brought suit against five officers and the City of Chicago, alleging that he was beaten in the course of an arrest while he was parked in his car committing no wrongful acts

Edwards v. Ford, et al., 09 C 3578 – Plaintiff Donald Edwards brought suit against five officers and the City of Chicago, alleging that he was beaten in the course of an arrest while he was parked in his car committing no wrongful acts. Defendants had a much different story, and said that Edwards matched the description of an offender who had just hid a gun in a nearby person’s bushes. ...
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Plaintiff Robert Palmer brought suit against the City of Chicago and several individual police officers

Palmer v. City of Chicago, et al., 09 C 0904 – Plaintiff Robert Palmer brought suit against the City of Chicago and several individual police officers. Palmer alleged that he was on the way to the White Sox game by himself, when officers allegedly stopped him for no reason, accused him of scalping tickets, and beat him with a baton. The officers replied that they arrested Palmer for...
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