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ASHAFA v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 97-2594.

146 F.3d 459 (1998)

Kolawole ASHAFA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO; Matthew Rodriguez, Superintendent of the Department of Police for the City of Chicago; Matthew Craig; James Cruz; Ross Takaki; and Four Unnamed Police Officers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest L. Ingram (argued), Julie A. Klingbell Boynton, John O. Noland, Jr., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lawrence Rosenthall, Benna R. Solomon, Susan S. Sher, Meera Werth (argued), Patricia T. Bergeson, Carole B. Silver, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

On March 20, 1997, Kolawole Ashafa filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, naming the City of Chicago, the Superintendent for the Department of Police for the City, three named Chicago police officers, and four unnamed police officers as defendants. Ashafa alleged that his constitutional rights were violated during a confrontation with police on August 11, 1994. The district court dismissed Ashafa's complaint for failure...

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