POWE v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 80-2731.

664 F.2d 639 (1981)

Andrew POWE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 4, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelly Waxman, Shelly, Waxman & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jerome A. Siegan, Randye A. Kogan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, and PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 25, 1981.

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Andrew Powe filed this lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the County of Cook under section 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted defendants' motions for summary judgment "as motions for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6)." Powe appealed.

We note at the outset that because this appeal is from a dismissal...

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