YBARRA v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 19-1435.

946 F.3d 975 (2020)

Rachel YBARRA, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Rafael Cruz, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark F. Smolens , Attorney, Inverness, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian P. Gainer , Attorney, JOHNSON & BELL, LTD., Chicago, IL, Ellen W. McLaughlin , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Ripple, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Rachel Ybarra brought a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Department Commander Francis Valadez and Officer Monica Reyes for excessive force and wrongful death based on the shooting death of her son, Rafael Cruz. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants, holding that the officers could...

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