SCHERR v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 13-1992.

757 F.3d 593 (2014)

Jennifer SCHERR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Billhorn , Attorney, Billhorn Law Firm, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jonathon D. Byrer , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, James G. Sotos , Attorney, John J. Timbo , Attorney, Sotos & Associates, Itasca, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff (whom we'll call Jennifer, because the principal defendant has the same last name) sued two Chicago police officers, plus the City itself, primarily seeking damages for their having (she alleged) violated her Fourth Amendment rights — the officers by including deliberate falsehoods in their affidavit supporting their request for the issuance of a search warrant and the City by failing to give the officers the training required...

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