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LEVKA v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 84-1055.

748 F.2d 421 (1984)

Maria LEVKA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 19, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary K. Rochford, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

David J. Letvin, Letvin & Stein, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, Circuit Judge, PELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and DUPREE, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 2, 1985.

PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question whether a jury verdict in the amount of $50,000 rendered in favor of plaintiff-appellee as compensatory damages for an unconstitutional strip search is excessive. Plaintiff brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that defendant-appellee, the City of Chicago, violated her civil rights when Chicago police officers subjected...

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