ROSSI v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 13-3795.

790 F.3d 729 (2015)

Joseph A. ROSSI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO and Glenn Mathews, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Cantwell , Attorney, Cantwell & Cantwell, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kerrie Maloney Laytin , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Joseph Rossi was assaulted by several persons, one of whom was an off-duty Chicago police officer. Glenn Mathews, a detective with the Chicago Police Department, was assigned to investigate. For six weeks, Mathews did practically no work on the case; he followed zero leads, did not inspect the crime scene, and questioned no...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases