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GASTON v. GHOSH

Nos. 17-3618 18-1281.

920 F.3d 493 (2019)

James GASTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Parthasarathi GHOSH, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Coladarci , Attorney, Peter R. Coladarci, LTD, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff Appellant.

Julie Ann Teuscher , Attorney, Cassiday Schade LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants -Appellees.

David Michael Shapiro, Esq. , Attorney, Daniel Greenfield , Attorney, MacArthur Justice Center, Alan S. Mills , Attorney, Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, IL, Richard H. Frankel , Attorney, Appellate Litigation Clinic, Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, Joshua A. Freiman , Attorney, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Iskander v. Forest Park, 690 F.2d 126 (7th Cir. 1982), holds that private corporations, when deemed to be state actors in suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, must be treated the same as municipal corporations. This means that they are not subject to vicarious liability. See, e.g...

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