EDWARDS v. JOLLIFF-BLAKE

No. 17-1848.

907 F.3d 1052 (2018)

Nelson D. EDWARDS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael JOLLIFF-BLAKE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irene K. Dymkar , Attorney, LAW OFFICE OF IRENE K. DYMKAR, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Justin A. Houppert , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Thomas M. Leinenweber , Attorney, LEINENWEBER BARONI & DAFFADA, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Easterbrook, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Chicago police officers obtained a warrant and searched the home of Nelson Edwards for drugs and a suspected drug dealer. After the search turned up neither, Edwards and his family brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago and the police officers who applied for and executed the search warrant....

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