DOE v. CALUMET CITY

No. 75347.

641 N.E.2d 498 (1994)

161 Ill.2d 374

204 Ill.Dec. 274

Jane DOE et al., Appellants, v. CALUMET CITY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eunice Ward, Nottage & Ward, Edward T. Stein, Cecile Singer, and Clifford Zimmerman, Chicago, for appellants.

Gregory E. Rogus, and Paul E. Wojcicki, Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago, for appellee City of Calumet City.

Robert Baal, and Paul G. O'Toole, Baal & O'Connor, Chicago, for appellees James Hork, Daniel Surufka and Kevin Beasley.

Thomas G. DiCianni, Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Cope & Bush, P.C., Chicago (David Lincoln Ader, of counsel), for appellees Village of Burnham and Gregory Giglio.

Michael Deutsch, Joan P. Gibbs and Suzanne L. Shende, New York, N.Y., and Nadine Taub, of Newark, N.J., for amicus curiae The Center for Constitutional Rights.


Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal reviews whether plaintiffs have stated a cause of action against defendant police officers and their respective municipalities for conduct while responding to a police call. Plaintiffs are Jane Doe (Jane) and her two minor children, Betty and John. Defendants on appeal are Calumet City and its officers James Horka, Daniel Surufka and Kevin Beasley; and the Village of Burnham and its officer Gregory Giglio...

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