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STOKES v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 09-1180.

599 F.3d 617 (2010)

Carnelita STOKES and Nyokia Stokes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, and Johnny Banks, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth F. Masters (argued), Oak Park, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Debra A. Harvey, Lee A. Lowder (argued), James J. Seaberry, Jr., Chicago Board of Education Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

On January 23, 2007, Principal Johnny Banks encountered what looked like a fight among several adult women in the office of his Chicago elementary school. At Principal Banks' request, the police arrested four women. After criminal charges were dropped, two of the women sued Principal Banks and the Board of Education of the City of Chicago. Plaintiffs Nyokia and Carnelita Stokes are the mother and grandmother, respectively, of four children...

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