RICHARDSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILL.

No. 13-2467.

740 F.3d 1099 (2014)

Andrew RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan Shiller , Attorney, Shiller Preyar, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Decelles , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, James E. Thompson , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

While off duty from his job as a police officer, Darrin Macon argued with Andrew Richardson about Macon's former girlfriend. Macon fired his gun at Richardson but missed. When on-duty police officers arrived, Macon said that Richardson had struck him with a baseball bat. Richardson was arrested and charged with assault and battery. After the charges were dismissed, Richardson filed this suit making 39 claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983...

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