FIELDS v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 17-3079, 17-3125 & 18-1207.

981 F.3d 534 (2020)

Nathson FIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Heppell , Attorney, Jon C. Loevy , Attorney, Steven Edwards Art , Attorney, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, H. Candace Gorman , Attorney, Law Office of H. Candace Gorman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathon D. Byrer , Attorney, Myriam Z. Kasper , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant City of Chicago in 17-3079.

Paul A. Michalik , Attorney, Daniel M. Noland , Attorney, Terrence M. Burns , Attorney, Reiter Burns, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Joseph Murphy.

Rachel Anne Katz , Attorney, Shelly B. Kulwin , Attorney, Kulwin, Masciopinto & Kulwin, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant David O'Callaghan in 17-3079.

Myriam Z. Kasper , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Rachel Anne Katz , Attorney, Shelly B. Kulwin , Attorney, Kulwin, Masciopinto & Kulwin, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant David O'Callaghan in 17-3125 and 18-1207.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Ripple and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


These appeals stem from an action brought in 2010 by Nathson Fields, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against the City of Chicago and individuals including several Chicago police officers as well as two former Cook County prosecutors. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants violated Fields's constitutional...

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