Jackson v. Visvardis, et al. – Plaintiff alleged that he was falsely arrested, maliciously prosecuted on robbery charges based on perjured police testimony. The defendants prevailed on a motion to dismiss based on plaintiff’s guilty plea, even though it was to a lesser charge.
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Moser v. Gounaris, et al. – Brian Moser alleged that he was falsely arrested, beaten, and discriminated against by Chicago police officers during a domestic dispute. After extensive litigation, defense attorneys secured a dismissal based on Mr. Moser’s repeated violations of discovery rules.
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Rosas v. Oppedisano, 09 C 3605 – Jorge Rosas alleged that two officers curbed his car, pulled him out, and beat him with asps for no reason. The officers quickly prevailed on a motion to dismiss based on Rosas’s guilty plea for resisting arrest.
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Evans v. Tavares, et al., 09 C 2817 – Plaintiff, Russell Evans, brought suit against several individual officers and the City of Chicago for alleged violations of his civil rights. Evans alleged that the three officers arrested him without incident, but charged him with possession of cocaine that wasn’t his. The officers responded that they watched Evans drop the drugs right in front of...
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Boyd v. Mack, et al., 09 C 2629 – Plaintiff, Robert Boyd, brought suit against the City of Chicago and several individual Chicago Police Officers for conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and malicious prosecution. Plaintiff’s case did not get very far, however. Judge Gottschall dismissed plaintiff’s case at the motion to dismiss stage after Defendants’...
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