RODRIGUEZ v. COOK COUNTY, ILL.

No. 11-1401.

664 F.3d 627 (2011)

Angel RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angel Rodriguez (submitted), Chicago, IL, pro se.

Thomas Cargie , Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Sara K. Hornstra , City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Angel Rodriguez of murder, but the state's appellate court reversed after concluding that the evidence was insufficient. People v. Rodriguez, 312 Ill.App.3d 920, 245 Ill.Dec. 613, 728 N.E.2d 695 (2000). He then filed a federal suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, accusing two police officers of violating...

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