BELL v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 15-2833.

835 F.3d 736 (2016)

Dawain BELL and Alice Spinks, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Kent Birner , Pekin, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Justin A. Houppert , City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Ripple, Kanne, and Williams, Circuit Judges.


In September 2012, Chicago Police Department officers arrested Plaintiff Dawain Bell for possession of a controlled substance. At the time, Bell was driving Plaintiff Alice Spinks's vehicle. Chicago Police impounded the vehicle after Bell's arrest pursuant to Chicago Municipal Code § 7-24-225, which permits police to impound...

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