BASKIN v. CITY OF DES PLAINES

No. 97-2430.

138 F.3d 701 (1998)

Gregory BASKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DES PLAINES, a Municipal Corporation, and Bruce Sotirakis, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Goldman (submitted), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gregory E. Rogus, Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Gregory Baskin sued the City of Des Plaines and Officer Bruce Sotirakis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Mr. Baskin alleges that Officer Sotirakis, a member of the Des Plaines Police Department, violated his constitutional rights during a police stop in January 1995. In the district court, both defendants moved to dismiss Mr. Baskin's second amended complaint. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). On May 7...

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