CANNON v. BURGE

No. 12-1529.

752 F.3d 1079 (2014)

Darrell CANNON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jon BURGE, former Chicago Police Lieutenant, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 27, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben H. Elson , Attorney, G. Flint Taylor , Attorney, People's Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James G. Sotos , Attorney, Sotos & Associates, Itasca, IL, Justin A. Houppert , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Thomas P. Walsh , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and BARKER, District Judge.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal casts a harsh light on some of the darkest corners of life in Chicago. The plaintiff, at the time of the events giving rise to this suit, was a general in the El Rukn street gang, out on parole for a murder conviction, when he became embroiled in a second murder. Among the defendants are several disgraced police officers, including the infamous Jon Burge, a man whose name evokes shame and disgust in the City of Chicago.

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