SEALS v. NICHOLL

No. 73 C 693.

378 F.Supp. 172 (1973)

Robert SEALS, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. William J. NICHOLL, Individually and in his official capacity as Commanding Officer, Automotive Pounds Section, Chicago Police Department, and James B. Conlisk, Jr., Individually and in his official capacity as Superintendent, Chicago Police Department, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Spiegal, Robert H. Smith, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Michael S. Jordan, Richard Curry, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILL, District Judge.

Plaintiff has brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages and declaratory and injunctive relief for the seizure, impoundment and destruction of his automobile by the Chicago Police Department, allegedly pursuant to orders and instructions issued by defendants relating to the disposition of automobiles in the possession of arrestees. The jurisdiction of the court is asserted under 28 U...

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