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HOOD v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 88-2038.

927 F.2d 312 (1991)

James A. HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Melinger, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Judson H. Miner, Ruth M. Moscovitch, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., William B. Mackin, Diane Larsen, Joseph A. Moore, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr. and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

James Hood appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Chicago in which he alleged that he was detained excessively in police custody following his arrest on misdemeanor charges.

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 17, 1986, Chicago police officers arrested Hood while he was driving an automobile on a Chicago street. The police arrested him and charged him with four misdemeanors: (1) possession...

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