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MOORE v. BURGE

No. 13-3301.

771 F.3d 444 (2014)

Diamonique MOORE, as Administrator of the Estate of Melvin Jones, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jon BURGE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor P. Henderson , Attorney, Henderson Adam, LLC, Sheila M. Murphy , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Richard M. Beuke , Attorney, Law Offices of Richard M. Beuke, Clarendon Hills, IL, Michael J. Kralovec , Attorney, Kralovec Meenan, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Jon Burge.

Julian Nynes Henriques, Jr. , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Alec M. McAusland , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees John Byrne and Michael Bosco.

Terrence M. Burns , Attorney, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Stephen L. Garcia , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Richard M. Daley and Richard A. Devine.

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

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Multiple persons interrogated by the infamous Jon Burge and other officers he trained or influenced seek damages in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Between 1972 and 1991, while employed by Chicago's police force, Burge regularly tortured people to extract statements. After the statute of limitations for prosecuting Burge about that misconduct expired, he was convicted of lying about his practices. United States v. Burge, ...

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